When you open Windows Task Manager and go to the Processes tab, you see a lots of good information such as the actual process executable name and current memory/processor usage. Did you know you can customize the columns shown to include a lot more information?

Just go to the View tab in Task Manager and click on Select Columns. In this list you will find lots of additional information you can show. The columns I use are:

• Image Name
• CPU Usage
• CPU Time
• Memory Usage
• Peak Memory Usage
• User Name
• Base Priority

I find this is a good blend of a ‘quick and dirty’ view as well as troubleshooting information without being overwhelming.

Note: If you use Process Explorer, you can use this trick as well.