![]() Guy Recommends: SolarWinds’ Log & Event Management Tool Note 2: Whereas Windows 7 had a separate Networking tab, this is now incorporated in the Windows 8 Performance tab. In particular the performance tab is a great place for gaining insights into processes hogging memory or CPU usage. It’s easier than ever to inspect the CPU, Memory, Disk and Network counters. With the Metro UI you can create a tile on the main screen by typing ‘t’, then pinning the Task Manager. ![]() It’s still possible to call up the Task Manager from the keyboard with Ctrl +Shift, +Esc. The new Windows 8 Task Manager brings better organization to the Process tab, but it’s the Performance Tab that interests me most. If you are interested in troubleshooting, and creating network maps, then I recommend that you try NPM now.ĭownload a free trial of Solarwinds’ Network Performance Monitor Its also has the ability to monitor the health of individual VMware virtual machines. What I like best is the way NPM suggests solutions to network problems. This utility will also guide you through troubleshooting the dashboard will indicate whether the root cause is a broken link, faulty equipment or resource overload. SolarWinds’ Orion performance monitor will help you discover what’s happening on your network. Guy Recommends: A Free Trial of the Network Performance Monitor (NPM) v11.5 Event Viewer – Application and services logs.The Windows 8 Performance monitor, at least in the pre-beta 'Build' version is much like that of Windows 7. While you could try the Control Panel, even there the Performance Monitor is hidden away at the bottom of the System section, scroll down to Performance Information and Tools. However, as soon as I clicked on Settings, there was the Performance Information and Tools. The new Metro-style UI tricked me when I pressed ‘p’ for performance, no icon appeared. Launching Perfmon in Windows 8 is not a trivial task. Launching the Windows 8 Performance Monitor Note 1: See more on PowerShell's Get-Process. Get-Process | where | sort StartTime | Ft Name, StartTime -auto Here is a diversion to look at a PowerShell script to show the order which programs launch. There is enjoyment from configuring a task which really makes a difference in speed and operating system behaviour. At present I use Startup Delayer, but I have heard a rumour that Windows 8 will provide this facility. I like the ability to delay non-urgent programs on startup. Now that I have got that rant off my chest, let us focus on improvements from Windows 7 (and Vista) to Windows 8. In addition, nobody can explain to my satisfaction why Windows 3.11 could 'find files' faster than Windows 8.Īs for shutting down faster, I think salesmen flogging this horse have missed the point, who cares if it takes 90 seconds rather than 60 seconds to shutdown? And for once I have to concur with my friend ‘Mad’ Mick, time rebooting Unix / Linux operating systems is not a factor because you can do everything without a restart, why could it not be the same for Windows updates? Delayed Startup If this were true then Windows 8 should boot in about 10 seconds. Where did it all go wrong with Windows computer performance?Įvery new Microsoft operating system promised better performance than its predecessor. Launching the Windows 8 Performance Monitor.As far as I can see the Perfmon utility in Windows 8 is much the same as its predecessor.
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