How to Toggle Summary View On or Off in Windows 10 Task Manager


Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, users, processes details, and services in Windows 10.

When you have the Performance tab open in Task Manager, you can toggle on summary view to make Task Manager show CPU, Memory, Disk, Ethernet, and GPU meters in one compact window (collapsed state) like a widget (desktop gadget). You can drag the borders of this summary view window to any size you want.

This tutorial will show you how to toggle between normal view and summary view in Task Manager for your account in Windows 10.


Contents

  • Option One: Toggle Summary View On or Off in Task Manager by Double Click
  • Option Two: Toggle Summary View On or Off in Task Manager by Right Click



EXAMPLE: Task Manager Summary View On and Off
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OPTION ONE

Toggle Summary View On or Off in Task Manager by Double Click


1 Open Task Manager.

2 Click/tap on the Performance tab, and double click anywhere on the left pane or anywhere in summary view to toggle on or off. (see screenshots below)

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OPTION TWO

Toggle Summary View On or Off in Task Manager by Right Click


1 Open Task Manager.

2 Click/tap on the Performance tab, press and hold or right click on the left pane or anywhere in summary view, and click/tap Summary view to toggle it on (checked) or off (unchecked). (see screenshots below)

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That's it,
Shawn


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