Windows 11's Task Manager gets a smooth design and how to enable dark mode

After redesigning most Windows 11 Inbox apps, Microsoft is now working on refreshing Tasks Manager to match the look and feel of the new operating system. Features of rounded corners and mica material effects are hidden and buggy in Windows 11 build 22538, here is how you enable and further disable to get back to the classic version again after testing in Task Management device.

Microsoft recently launched Windows 11. The company redesigned apps like Photos, Paint, Notes, Tips, and more to be consistent with the operating system design. It seems that the task manager will also get a smooth design treatment.

First look and hands-on with Windows 11’s redesigned Task Manager

Task Manager is a system monitoring tool that displays information about the processes running on your system and lets you manage them. This feature deserves an upgrade in Windows 11, and Microsoft is using it.

There are currently two versions of the Task Manager application, with and without titles. Titles as placeholders now display information about current usage of the CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network, as well as the computer name and model.

The application displays tabs on the left side.

The Processes tab on the side provides options for running new tasks, terminating tasks, and viewing a set of Task Manager elements by type. These are temporarily unavailable

Performance

The tab shows utilization of CPU, Memory, Disk, Ethernet, GPU. It contains a View menu and a three-dot menu with Copy and Resource Monitor options. The View menu further allows selection and viewing of overall utilization, logical processors, Numa nodes and core time.

Application History

Displays the resource usage history of the current account within a certain period of time. The tab comes with an "Open App" button that doesn't work.

Startup Application

Allows startup items to be managed using Enable, Properties and a three-dot menu with options to open file locations and search online at the top.

Users

tab allows you to disconnect and manage user accounts.

Details

is populated with all process details with the End Task and Properties actions at the top.

Services

Shows services running on Windows and allows starting or stopping or restarting services and the Open Services console.

Settings

comes with the option to select Light or Dark or system theme mode for the application.

Note that the company has not officially announced the new task manager, but you can get it. Requires build 22358 or higher and Vivetool.

Note: The following steps require running third-party tools at your own risk

Enable or disable the new task manager in Windows 11

Download Vivetool from Github

1. Extract its files to a folder
2. Right-click an empty area in the folder and select "
Open in Windows Terminal
3. "Yes Two versions of Task Manager are available: With and without header:
To enable Task Manager with Hero header, run this command. To get the (rejuvenated) Task Manager without a title, enter the following
4. 
   vivetool addconfig 36898195 2<br><br>
   vivetool addconfig 35908098 2Close and restart Task Manager to see its modern version.

Disable and restore classic Task Manager in Windows 11 again

Based on the command you used above, run the following One command

1. 
   vivetool delconfig 36898195 2#vivetool delconfig 35908098 2
   

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