Active programs at a glance

The Windows Task Manager can show you at a glance exactly which programs are running on your computer - including hidden programs or those that run at startup. There's a quick way to get to the Task Manager. Simply hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys, and tap the Esc key. Doing so will present you with the Processes tab of the Task Manager. From there, you can select a running application and click the End Process button to shut it down.