How to Enable Chrome’s New Task Manager in Microsoft Edge

Recently, Google Chrome has initiated testing of a revamped Task Manager featuring a tabbed user interface and enhanced search capabilities in its Canary version. Microsoft Edge, which shares the same Chromium engine as Chrome, stands to gain similar benefits. Here’s how you can activate the new Task Manager in Microsoft Edge, complete with a tabbed layout and dark mode compatibility.

The updated Task Manager in Chrome now organizes processes into distinct categories such as tabs, extensions, and system processes, facilitating better resource management. A search bar positioned at the top enables users to quickly find specific processes and terminate them using the “End Process” button.

Notable Updates in the Redesigned Task Manager:

Here’s a summary of the main enhancements you can expect from the new Task Manager that may also be available in Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi:

• Process Organization: Processes are neatly categorized into Tabs, Extensions, and System tabs.
• Search Functionality: A conveniently placed search bar simplifies the task of locating and ending resource-heavy processes.
• “End Process” Button: This functionality has moved to the top for easier access, as opposed to its previous location at the bottom.

There may also be additional enhancements aimed at improving performance and usability. For those using Edge, here’s how you can enable the new Task Manager.

Steps to Activate Chrome’s New Task Manager in Microsoft Edge

1. Make sure you have the latest version of Microsoft Edge Canary installed.
2. Right-click the Edge icon and select ‘Properties’.
3. In the ‘Target’ field, append the following command line switch: --enable-features=TaskManagerDesktopRefresh
4. Save the changes and restart Edge.

How to Access the New Task Manager in Edge

After enabling the feature, you can access the Task Manager by following these steps:

1. Click on the three-dot menu.
2. Select “More tools” and then “Browser Task Manager” .
3. You can also use the shortcut Shift + Esc.

In addition to the tabbed interface, users can monitor CPU, memory, and network usage to diagnose performance issues.

Since our last update, further progress has been made, and both Chrome and Microsoft Edge’s new Task Manager interfaces now support dark mode for Windows 11 and the browser’s themes.

Although you can currently enable the Task Manager in Edge through a command line switch, a default version is likely to be rolled out in future updates for Microsoft Edge across Linux and Mac following Chrome’s release of the Task Manager.

Furthermore, Microsoft is integrating WebUI2 into Edge to enhance browser speed, and the Edge app on Android now includes self-updating features akin to the desktop variant. Users may also receive recommendations to launch sites as web applications.

Author: Egor Kostenko

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