We were all initially skeptical of the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Microsoft had ceded control of the Internet to Google and it seemed like a very bad decision. Now, the browsing experience and style that Microsoft has managed to give its browser has been incredible, and WebView2 deserves a separate mention. This time we are going to talk about the improvement when it comes to showing Edge in Task Manager.
Edge processes in Task Manager more detailed than ever
On many occasions it has happened to us that we are browsing the internet and that our computer slows down. The fans come on and it starts to heat up for no apparent reason. The first thing we do is open the Task Manager to see if there is something wrong.
The problem is that we can’t see which process is causing the problems since all browser processes are shown the same. Now Microsoft wants to make it easier for us to better understand how Microsoft Edge works and what each process consists of.
Now with Microsoft Edge 94 and in Windows 11 We can see what each of the Edge processes consists of. The consumption of each of the browser members, the extensions and each of the pages is thus detailed so that we know what penalizes our experience. Among the improvements we find the following changes:
- For the browser process, the GPU process and the crashpad process, we will see the type of process with a descriptive name and an icon (such as “Browser”, “GPU Process” or “Crashpad”).
- For utility, plug-in, and extension processes, we’ll see the type of process and the name of the service, plug-in, or extension.
- For rendering processes:
- For tabs, we will see the word ‘tab’, and the site name and icon (Note: For InPrivate tabs, the site name will be removed and the icon will update to a default tab icon)
- For subframes (usually used for ads), we will see the word ‘subframe’, followed by the URL of the subframe.
- All dedicated items and service items will be listed.
The changes we see in the Windows Task Manager are also present in the Browser Task Manager. A better clear to better understand how Edge works.