Ms Task Manager Creator Reveals How a 'unixy Impulse' Endured in Windows
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The creator of MS Task Manager shares how a 'Unixy impulse' influenced its development, sparking discussion about its design and functionality compared to alternative task managers like Process Explorer.
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... is very bad (slow to start, terrible UI ). Process Explorer is the real Windowd Task Manager.