CPU meter in Windows 10

Swagger said:

Hi Wayne,

Do the following:
Open Task Manager
Go to performance Tab
Right click on Small CPU Graph on the left
Set to Summary view
You can now place the small version anywhere on your desktop, and even make the windows smaller if you want
See screenshots
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Cheers
Swagger

Your suggestion is good but not what the OP was looking for. They found the solution that provides the same gadget functionality they were looking for.

Just a quick note. Some gadgets (8gadgetpack) do not work properly with insider builds after 10240 (10537, 10565). This issue appears to be fixed with 10576.

Edit: the author of 8gadgetpack has added a work around for this in v16.

Windows 8 CPU Meter - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
The above CPU meter works on my Windows 10. See below.

norman said:

Task Manager is your friend.

+1
Maybe the OP wants more than what the built-in program can offer.
To me, Task Manager > Performance , is more than enough.

davidhk said:

Task Manager > Performance , is more than enough.

But it is not as convenient as a desktop gadget.

Matthew Wai said:

But it is not as convenient as a desktop gadget.

Agreed.
Personally I would rather to have less 3rd party programs than more.
But, each to his own.

davidhk, do you know the meaning of the Chinese character shown in your avatar?
I am Chinese.

Matthew Wai said:

davidhk, do you know the meaning of the Chinese character shown in your avatar?
I am Chinese.

You must be from Mainland.
It's name of the flower.
Cantonese pinyin will be mui.
as in 梅花

It's my painting and my calligraphy.