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Task Manager difference between Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

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  • Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:50 PM
     
     
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    Today I found a strange difference between the Task Manager in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. In Windows Server 2012 you only see the tabs CPU and Memory by default. Why is this, and how can this be changed, because disk and network are grayed out in Windows Server 2012. Both versions are the RTM.
    Windows Server 2012
    WS2012
    In Windows 8 we see CPU, Memory, Disk and Network
    Windows 8
    W8

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:34 AM
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    Hi,

    Why not open resource monitor to search for more details about those information. This should be by design, as I can see network and disk are not used commonly as CPU and memory.

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    Yan Li

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:50 AM
     
     
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    Yes, that's an option, but I use the Task Manager more when troubleshooting performance issues, so that's would be easier to have the overview right there. And Windows 8 has it implemented, why can't it implemented on Windows Server 2012 then?

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  • Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:29 PM
     
     
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    Anyone an idea, or did I found a bug?

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  • Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:31 AM
     
     
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    Anyone an idea, or did I found a bug?

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    Is that in a virtual machine or a physical install of Server 2012?
     
  • Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:32 AM
     
     
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    Sort of VM, I used VHD Boot in my lab.

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  • Sunday, October 07, 2012 9:13 AM
     
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    Hi,

    Disk metrics are disabled by default on Windows Server 2012 because of significant performance impact, however, it is enabled in Windows 8.

    Use Resource Monitor to gauge Disk and Network IO usage.

    Syed Yusuf - MSFT


     
  • Sunday, October 07, 2012 9:27 AM
     
     
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    So that means this is by design in Windows Server 2012, good to know, thanks for your answer, Syed.

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  • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:25 PM
     
     
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    Is there a registry setting we can turn it on in server 2012 with?  perfmon is a hog and I like the simplicity and look of the revamped task manager... Is there a registry key to modify or anything?
     
  • Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:51 PM
     
     
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    Open a command prompt and type

    diskperf -y

    this enables the disks to show in task manager


    but unfortunately, not the columns..... I haven't found an answer to that yet
    • Edited by Steve Mills Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:51 PM
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