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![task manager widget00 Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0811/30taskmanwidget/task-manager-widget00.png "Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]")
I was playing with task manager, when I came across this simple trick, which lets you display any item from task manager as a ‘desktop widget’; learn how to make your task manager into a widget in this guide.
Running Task Manager as a Widget
To run task manager as a widget, do the following:
- Start task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC)
- Double click anywhere (apart from menus)
- Resize the box to your needs
You can do this for any panel of the start menu:
Performance Widget
![task manager widget01 Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0811/30taskmanwidget/task-manager-widget01.png "Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]")
Networking Widget
![task manager widget02 Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0811/30taskmanwidget/task-manager-widget02.png "Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]")
Applications Widget
![task manager widget03 Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0811/30taskmanwidget/task-manager-widget03.png "Use Task Manager as a Desktop Widget [How To]")
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