Check What Apps Are Running with Task Manager in Windows 8

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    The first thing that we need to do is launch the Task Manager
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    There are a lot of ways to do this. One of the easiest ways is to right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and click "Task Manager". When the Task Manager window opens, there will be a list of apps that are currently launched. In this case, the apps are Calendar, Camtasia Recorder, Camtasia Studio, Crossword Fun, and so on.
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    From here, we can even disable the applications by right-clicking and clicking "End task"
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    This concludes the tutorial on how to check what apps are running at the moment in the Task Manager on a Windows 8 computer
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