After it sorts by the percentage of resources used by each process, you will see the occupied resources which belongs to applications type in your computer.It will sort by the percentage of Memory capability used (largest to smallest) by each process after the down-arrow appeared. If you want to see how applications are affecting your Memory, please click ⑥ column.It will sort by the percentage of CPU capability used (largest to smallest) by each process after the down-arrow appeared. If you want to see how applications are affecting your CPU, please click ⑤ column.In Task Manager, right-click on the Name column ③, then select ④ to see which type that each process belongs to.

If you see the following illustration, please click ②.Right-click on the anywhere of taskbar, then select ①.Note: If the type is not “App” (such as Windows process), we don’t recommend that you force to close it to prevent any abnormal system operation. Right-click on the process ①, then select ②, this process will be forced to close.

If it cannot be closed normally or the resource is still occupied in Task Manager after closing it, you can use Task Manager to force it to close. (For example, open this application and click close.) While you observe some applications occupy a larger percentage of the resource, and you are not using them, if you want to end these processes, please try to normally close them first.

If you would like to check the used status of other resources (such as Disk, Network, or GPU), please follow the above steps 3-6.

After it sorts by the percentage of resources used by each process, you will see the occupied resources which belongs to applications type in your computer.

If you want to see how applications are affecting your Memory, please click ⑥ column.

If you want to see how applications are affecting your CPU, please click ⑤ column.

In Task Manager, right-click on the Name column ③, then select ④ to see which type that each process belongs to.

Right-click the icon on the taskbar ①, then select ②.

Use Task Manager to check applications with the occupied computer resource Please go to the corresponding instruction based on the current Windows operating system on your computer: How to use Task Manager to check computer performance

Open windows task manager