Windows Task Manager Secrets - From the Guy Who Wrote It

The original creator of the legendary task manager recently created a thread on reddit where he talked a bit about the history of it's creation, as well as some tips you might not have known.

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#Windows #Tech #ThioJoe

[Povilaz]

"... when a program freezes, you can't close it, you bring up your trusty task manager and it kills it, no questions asked"
Old games: No.

[Nynodon]

"If task manager can't kill a process, you have a kernel problem."
So Avast antivirus is a kernel problem...

[drcraby]

This is literally the most famous man that gets no credit

[enzonicgaming]

Some random app: **crashes**
**Opens Task Manager**
**crashes**
Guide: Press Ctrl + Alt + Del
Task Manager: **Freezes**
Guide: Reopen it again within 10 seconds.
Task Manager: **Does not display info**
Guide: Press Ctrl + Shft + Esc
Task Manager: **Doesn't respond**
Guide: Run Task Manager through cmd.
Task Manager: **Finally Functions**

BRUH HOW MANY BACKUPS DOES THIS THING HAVE?!

[Povilaz]

Program: _freezes_
Me: _launches task manager_
Task Manager: _not responding_

[VicyModapk]

When your pc can barely run games so you end the Windows explorer task in task manager

Improvise, adapt and overcome

[beedslolkuntus]

Task Manager: *not responding*






Me: open a another Task Manager to close this Task manager.

[Kilogya]

Thanos: I will kill all with a snap.


Task manager: Hold my kernal

[HazFrostYT]

The task manager is way more pReCiOuS and magical than I thought it was.

[vnceigz]

8:11 - He means that the guys who were responsible for GDI (the graphics API for Windows) and User32 (the UI API for Windows) were just down the hall from him, so he had a lot of access to information and help with getting the UI to resize without flickering.

[JosephOfArabia]

"I very rarely see task manager freeze"

My old A̶s̶s̶ shit pc: allow me to introduce myself

[HeenaPatel]

When you open task manger and it says:
“Task manger not responding”
OH HELL NO

[InsaneFireYT]

Program: Crashes
Noobs: Uses task manager to stop the program
Gods: *Waits for program to respond*

[alexanderhugestrand]

I think it's funny that this guy was a "noob" when writing TM. He obviously must have been one of the most competent people at Microsoft at the time. 😆

[LudwigvanBeethoven]

Third party program exists
Task manager: your free trial of running has expired

[jakobgii]

"I doubt anyone is still supporting MS-Dos."
DOSBox: *exists*

[Ulysse]

I love that he made Task Manager so redundant you could probably start it while being bombed, no internet, no electricity, no computer even. Task manager is that one friend that will always be by your side.

[I.Fumblebee.I]

Space cadet pinball? That dude started my gaming addiction!

[xMysticWolf]

Game: *freezes*

Me: *opens Task Manager*

Game: Why do I hear boss music?

[AjayKumar-ixrj]

Teacher- Which was the most powerful software of Windows ?
Me- Taskmanager