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Windows 10 - can't find open programs in task manager

In windows xp and 7 you could find all running programs in task manager (and easily close them in case they freeze), but in windows 10 I have to find it in the big list of processes, am I missing something or did Microsoft ruin the task manager?

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Did you click the little "expand" arrow at the bottom of the main screen? That'll show all programs running on the computer.

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1 minute ago, thegreengamers said:

Did you click the little "expand" arrow at the bottom of the main screen? That'll show all programs running on the computer.

You have to click "fewer details" arrow to show open programs, why did they design it so badly :/

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2 minutes ago, MyName13 said:

You have to click "fewer details" arrow to show open programs, why did they design it so badly :/

No you don't? Just organise "processes" by name and open apps are displayed at the top of the list in their own section.

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Just now, MyName13 said:

You have to click "fewer details" arrow to show open programs, why did they design it so badly :/

What? With the expanded view, you can see foreground programs, background programs, and windows processes. You don't have to find that one frozen program, just click on "name" in the expanded view and it should sort them for you.

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14 minutes ago, MrDrWho13 said:

No you don't? Just organise "processes" by name and open apps are displayed at the top of the list in their own section.

 

14 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

What? With the expanded view, you can see foreground programs, background programs, and windows processes. You don't have to find that one frozen program, just click on "name" in the expanded view and it should sort them for you.

I didn't even know that, processes were on top (by default) so I thought there's nothing else.

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