Task Manager (Zach, Inc.)

Task Manager

A screenshot of Task Manager 1.1.3 with color-changing enabled, running on Windows 10.
Original author(s)	Zachary Rude
Developer(s)	Zach, Inc.
Initial release	25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
Repository	github.com/Zachary-Rude/task-manager
Written in	C#
Engine
Operating system	Windows
Type	Task manager
License	GNU GPLv3
Website	download-task-manager.zacharyrude.repl.co

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Task Manager, commonly referred to as the Zach, Inc. Task Manager, is a free and open-source task manager for Windows, developed by Zach, Inc.

It is designed as an alternative to the Windows Task Manager.

Features

The alternate form of the Task Manager logo, shown in the title bar

Task Manager has the basic features of a typical task manager, including a process list with columns for each process's name, PID, memory usage, status, and type.

By default, Task Manager shows a color-changing pattern in the main process list, and sets the font to Microsoft Sans Serif (previously Segoe UI in version 1.1.2), but color-changing can be enabled and disabled by checking or unchecking View > Enable Color-Changing in the main menu bar.

The font can be changed by selecting View > Change Font... in the main menu bar, and then selecting the desired font in the dialog box that appears.

Changing I/O priorities

Task Manager allows users to change a process's I/O priority, similar to Process Hacker, which is another task manager for Windows.

How it is done

It can be done by right-clicking a process in the list, and then selecting the desired priority from the Set Priority item in the context menu.

Starting processes

Like the Windows Task Manager, it allows users to start a new process, with support for starting one with arguments.

How it is done

It can be done by selecting Process > Run New Process in the main menu bar, and then typing the file name of the process (optionally with arguments).

Starting a process after typing the name and/or arguments

After a user types the process to start, optionally with arguments, the user either presses the Enter/Return key, or clicks the "Run" button at the bottom of the window.

Performance window

The Performance window showing the CPU tab

Another feature shared with the Windows Task Manager is line graphs that show the system's performance. In Zach, Inc. Task Manager, however, this is inside a separate window, and has individual tabs for each section, since it does not have a tabbed interface, unlike the Windows Task Manager.

How it is opened

It can be opened by selecting Tool > Performance in the main menu bar.

Killing processes

Yet another feature shared with the Windows Task Manager is the ability to kill processes. This makes the Zach Inc. Task Manager as useful for killing unresponsive programs as the Windows Task Manager.

How it is done

It can be done by clicking on a process in the list, and then killing the selected process using one of the 3 methods listed below.

Method 1: Using a button

With this method, the user clicks the blue End process button (located on the bottom right corner of the window). Once this button is clicked, if a process has been selected from the list, the selected process will be killed, and the process list will update; otherwise, all that will happen is the list updating.

Method 2: Using the main menu bar

Alternatively, the user may select Process > End Process in the main menu bar after selecting the process to kill.

Method 3: Using the context menu

The final way to kill a process is by right-clicking a process in the list (this will automatically select the process that the user right-clicked; there is no need to left-click a process before right-clicking it), and then selecting End Process in the context menu.

History

Version 1.1.x

As of now, the latest versions of Task Manager are part of version 1.1, which evolved the program from the basic Windows Task Manager alternative, with the functionality "as simple as can be", to the fully featured, and very complex, task manager for Windows.

Version 1.1.0

In version 1.1.0, the alternate background color for processes was changed from light gray to light blue.

Version 1.1.1

In version 1.1.1, the alternate background color had been changed from sky blue to the Windows Shell blue color.

Version 1.1.2

In version 1.1.2, the default font is now able to be changed. The Performance window is also now centered in relation to the parent window.

Version 1.1.3

In version 1.1.3, the focus outlines have been removed from the buttons.

Version 1.0.9 and lower

However, back in the 1.0.x series, some changes were made as well.

Version 1.0.0 and 1.0.1

In the initial release (v1.0.0), there was a "Process killed successfully" dialog box that would appear if a process was "killed successfully," but this was removed in the next version (1.0.1), so that people would be less annoyed.

Version 1.0.7

In version 1.0.7, it had to be rewritten from scratch.

Version 1.0.9

In version 1.0.9, the last in the 1.0.x line, the main menu bar had been made into a MainMenu, and the color-changing settings have been made permanent.

See also

• Process Explorer
• Task manager
• Windows Task Manager

References

• Savill, John (2008). The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008. Pearson Education. ISBN 0-13-279758-5. Search this book on

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