Task Manager

[Linda H]

I'm new to Vista and have a question about task manager. Once in awhile, I
get a program that "hangs up" and I want to close the task. That works fine,
however, I don't have a red x to close task manager. How do you close it?
This seems like a silly question but I just cannot close it.....

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Previously posted by Andrew McLaren:

This is a very common problem, it is actually "by design". Task Manager is
*supposed* to be able to optionally display in this manner. See:

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/03/30/103379.aspx

Double-click anywhere on the border of the Task Manager window - the normal
controls will re-appear.

Doubleclick near the borders and Task manager will go back to "tiny
footprint" mode. And so on, back and forth.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm new to Vista and have a question about task manager. Once in awhile, I
get a program that "hangs up" and I want to close the task. That works fine,
however, I don't have a red x to close task manager. How do you close it?
This seems like a silly question but I just cannot close it.....

You're running in what's called "Small Footprint Mode." To change back
and forth from this mode to regular mode, just double-click on the
border.

 

[Linda H]

Thank you, that worked!!

Previously posted by Andrew McLaren:

This is a very common problem, it is actually "by design". Task Manager is
*supposed* to be able to optionally display in this manner. See:

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/03/30/103379.aspx

Double-click anywhere on the border of the Task Manager window - the normal
controls will re-appear.

Doubleclick near the borders and Task manager will go back to "tiny
footprint" mode. And so on, back and forth.
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[AlexB]

Ken, I do not quite comprehend the discussion. If I do Ctrl+Alt+Del I get a
blue screen where I can choose the Task manager as the last option. The GUI
does have a red button. What are you all talking about?

I just tried to have it disappear and I could not do it. I do have Ultimate.

Thanks

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken, I do not quite comprehend the discussion. If I do Ctrl+Alt+Del I get a
blue screen where I can choose the Task manager as the last option.

Choose Task manager.

The GUI
does have a red button. What are you all talking about?

I just tried to have it disappear and I could not do it. I do have Ultimate.

Now double-click the Task Manager border. You will lots of stuff
disappear. That's the "Small Footprint Mode" I mentioned. Then
double-click the border to get everything back.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Great!