'Performance' tab of the task manager is frozen

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The 'Performance' tab of the task manager is frozen in Windows 10 (V1909). I can select options to change the views of the graph but this screen is particularly frozen. It happened all of a sudden and the other tabs are working just fine. Surely there is a solution to this.

Frozen 'Performance' tab

Start with basic repair: Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator and run: dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth . Follow with SFC /SCANNOW . When both are complete, restart and test. If DISM fails, run a Windows 10 Repair Install from the Microsoft Media Creation Link — John, Jan 31 '20 at 00:41
Thanks for the suggestion. I have already started others but isn't is too much to repair-installing the OS for just a task-manager frozen issue? — Alvee, Jan 31 '20 at 00:55
If DISM and SFC do not fix things, then Repair Install is the next step. Start with Keep Everything. It is easy to do but takes an hour or two watching paint dry while it completes — John, Jan 31 '20 at 01:01
In Task Manager:click View . Check that Update speed is set to Normal or High - Restart your PC after? — Natsu Kage, Jan 31 '20 at 01:13
After the dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth, then SFC /SCANNOW & restart, it's finally fixed. Thanks bunch @John & Natsu Kage — Alvee, Jan 31 '20 at 02:09
Sure, I can think about it if I get an upvote on my question. — Alvee, Jan 31 '20 at 02:22

score 36 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '20 at 12:05

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I just had exactly the same problem, and found that somehow my task manager had been paused.

Check the "view" menu, and under update speed change it from paused to normal (or high).

I don't know how this ever got changed, and can't help to wonder if it was after an update.

answered Apr 09 '20 at 12:05

Michael Ferguson

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To think of it now, I also got the problem after an update. – Alvee May 19 '20 at 16:04
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Thanks! That's what caused my problem. No idea why it is paused though. – liyuanhe211 Jan 15 '21 at 10:51
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This was also the solution for me! – Jason Mehmel Jun 04 '21 at 16:18
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Wow! it just solved my problem. I can't believe the solution was so simple, I suffered from it for years. Thank you so much! – SomethingSomething Sep 22 '21 at 14:07
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This should be an accepted answer! – Vitalij Oct 16 '21 at 03:04
it is an accepted answer! thanks. – WLiu Oct 19 '22 at 06:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 31 '20 at 02:23

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Start with basic repair: Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator and run: dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth . Follow with SFC /SCANNOW . When both are complete, restart and test. This fixes most issues.

answered Jan 31 '20 at 02:23

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'Performance' tab of the task manager is frozen

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