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In this video we will demonstrate several ways to open Task Manager in Windows 8.
On the Metro side we can press the Windows and Q keys, type task in the box, and click on Task Manager.
Window switches to the Desktop side and displays the Task Manager window.
Notice that the task manager in Windows 8 looks a little different. The Applications and Processes tabs are combined into one tab.
On the Desktop side we can also open Task Manager by moving to the taskbar, clicking the right mouse button,
and selecting Task Manager.
Another way is to hold down the Control and Shift keys and press the Escape key.
Finally we can press the Windows and X keys to open the Tools Menu where we can select Task Manager.
Now you know several ways to open task manager in Windows 8.
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