{"id":523978,"date":"2022-12-07T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:24:00","slug":"how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Show Windows 10\u2019s Hidden Floating Performance Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acff4a4e688b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acff4a4e688b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Show_Windows_10s_Hidden_Floating_Performance_Panels%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Show Windows 10\u2019s Hidden Floating Performance Panels&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels\/#Activate_the_Task_Managers_Performance_Window\" >Activate the Task Manager\u2019s Performance Window<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-show-windows-10s-hidden-floating-performance-panels\/#Pin_the_Game_Bars_Performance_Panel_to_Your_Screen\" >Pin the Game Bar\u2019s Performance Panel to Your Screen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Show_Windows_10s_Hidden_Floating_Performance_Panels%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Show Windows 10\u2019s Hidden Floating Performance Panels&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-685419 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/game-bar-and-task-manager-graphs.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Xbox Game Bar and Task Manager CPU performance graphs.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Want to see live-updating resource usage stats from your system\u2019s CPU, memory, disk, network, or GPU? Windows 10 has some hidden built-in perfomance monitors that can help. You can even have Windows show always-on-top FPS.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to do this: You can use the Task Manager or the Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Bar overlay. Both tools have some easy-to-miss performance panels that can be broken out of the tool itself and will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear as a small, always-on-top floating overlay on top of your other running applications. We\u2019ll show both methods.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activate_the_Task_Managers_Performance_Window\"><\/span>Activate the Task Manager\u2019s Performance Window<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 10\u2019s Task Manager is packed with performance stats that were added all the way back in Windows 8. You can break these out of the Task Manager window itself.<\/p>\n<p>To find them, open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right-clicking the taskbar and selecting \u201cTask Manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685407 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1-open-task-manager.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Opening the Task Manager from the taskbar.\" width=\"650\" height=\"209\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click Options &gt; Always on Top if you want the overlay window to appear always on top of your other application windows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685408 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1.5-always-on-top.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enabling &quot;Always on top&quot; mode in the Task Manager.\" width=\"650\" height=\"393\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201cPerformance\u201d tab at the top of the window. If you don\u2019t see it, click \u201cMore Details\u201d at the bottom first.<\/p>\n<p>Choose the performance graph you want to see in the sidebar. You\u2019ll see options for your computer\u2019s CPUs, memory, storage devices (including SSDs, hard disks, and USB devices), network connections (wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi), and GPUs (graphics processors.)<\/p>\n<p>To show just a performance graph, double-click anywhere on a graph in the right pane. You can also right-click a graph and select \u201cGraph Summary View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685409 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2-double-click-graph.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Activating a floating CPU usage window in the Task Manager.\" width=\"650\" height=\"393\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can resize this smaller window and also click-and-drag anywhere inside it to position it wherever you like on your desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685410 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3-performance-graph.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A floating CPU usage graph created by the Task Manager on Windows 10.\" width=\"650\" height=\"231\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To enlarge the Task Manager window again, just double-click inside it or right-click and uncheck \u201cGraph Summary View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want to change the graph to another one\u2014for example, to change from CPU to GPU usage statistics\u2014double-click the graph window, select a different graph in the sidebar, and doube-click the graph again.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, you can also double-click anywhere the left pane to see the left pane in a smaller floating window. It\u2019s a good way to keep an eye on multiple resource stats at once.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-685727\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/task-manager-collapsed-performance-sidebar.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows Task Manager: The Complete Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pin_the_Game_Bars_Performance_Panel_to_Your_Screen\"><\/span>Pin the Game Bar\u2019s Performance Panel to Your Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 10\u2019s Game Bar is a built-in overlay with all kinds of useful tools for gamers (and non-gamers,) including a performance usage graph. This floating window is normally found in the Game Bar overlay itself. However, you can \u201cpin\u201d it to your desktop and make it appear over all other windows\u2014desktop applications and PC games alike.<\/p>\n<p>To find it, open the Xbox Game Bar overlay by pressing Windows+G.<\/p>\n<p>If the Game Bar doesn\u2019t appear, head to Settings &gt; Gaming &gt; Xbox Game Bar. Ensure the Game Bar is enabled and check its keyboard shortcut here. You may have disabled the Game Bar or selected a custom keyboard shortcut to open it in the past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685417 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/game-bar-settings-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Settings &gt; Gaming &gt; Xbox Game Bar window.\" width=\"650\" height=\"479\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Locate the \u201cPerformance\u201d window, which is near the bottom left corner of the Game Bar overlay screen by default. If you don\u2019t see it, click the \u201cPerformance\u201d button on the Game Bar menu at the top of the screen to show it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685413 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-game-bar-performance.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Finding the Performance pane in Windows 10's Game Bar.\" width=\"650\" height=\"295\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201cPin\u201d button above the little Performance window.<\/p>\n<p>It will now appear even when you close the Game Bar interface. Click anywhere in the background of the overlay or press Windows+G again to close the Xbox Game Bar overlay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685414 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5-game-bar-pin.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Pinning the Game Bar's Performance window.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can mouse-over the Performance window and click the arrow to enlarge the window (showing the graph) or shrink it (showing just the resource usage stats at the side of the window.)<\/p>\n<p>You can also click an option at the left side of the pane\u2014CPU, GPU, RAM, or FPS\u2014to show that graph. To get started viewing FPS stats, click the \u201cFPS\u201d option and follow the instructions in the window. It will tell you to click a \u201cRequest Access\u201d button and then restart your PC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685415 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/game-bar-performance-floating.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A floating Performance window from Windows 10's Game Bar on the desktop.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For further customization, open the Game Bar interface once again by pressing Windows+G. Here, you can drag the window\u2019s title bar around to position it on your screen. You can only move the floating window from the Game Bar overlay.<\/p>\n<p>You can also click the \u201cPerformance Options\u201d settings button at the top of the Performance window in the overlay for more settings. It\u2019s located to the left of the \u201cPin\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you can control the accent color (green by default,) make the overlay have a transparent background, choose which metrics\u00a0(CPU, GPU, RAM, and FPS) are displayed, and choose which side of the window the graph appears on.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re showing the performance graph above a full-screen game , you might want to enable the transparency for better integration into your game\u2019s interface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-685416 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6-performance-options-window.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Controlling the Game Bar's Performance options.\" width=\"650\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To hide the window, open the Game Bar interface once again (Windows+G) and click the pin icon over the Performance window. 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