Editor Note: This method used to work in the Windows 8 Developer Preview, but no longer works in the recent versions of Windows 8.1 From the Windows 8 Metro Desktop, Type run and Touch / Click the Run App that appears or WIN+R. Type: taskmgr.exe and Click / Touch OK.

Ah, there’s the familiar Windows Task Manager.

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