Power System Monitor

[PhilTb7]

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

I would like to see all the system monitor infos which are offered via task manager in a small and neat form in the taskbar.

• cpu usage
• memory usage
• incoming and outgoing network traffic
• disk usages (reads and writes)
• gpu usage
• temperatures of cpu and gpu
• fan speeds
• usages over time (like in the linux screenshot)

All usages (CPU, MEM, GPU, disk, network) should be separated between system and user related processes.

In the settings the following should be configurable:

• bar, pie or percent
• color for each monitoring
• graph over time or just current value
• CPU total values or per core
• Network total value or per network adapter
• Fahrenheit or Celsius for temperatures

On left-click it should also open up a more detailed view.

Here are some screenshots of existing toolings:
Ubuntu

XMeters

Systempal

[Jay-o-Way]

Have you used Speccy [by Piriform] ? It's a system (information) tool, it can show one thing in its taskbar icon, just without all the other things you would like to see. But maybe it'll do enough for you?

[PhilTb7]

Have you used Speccy [by Piriform] ? It's a system (information) tool, it can show one thing in its taskbar icon, just without all the other things you would like to see. But maybe it'll do enough for you?

No I did not, yet. Just used XMeters so far. But Speccy sounds a lot more like HWInfo? And if it's only one icon in the taskbar it would not be enough for me...
I also prefer OS integrated tools over 3rd party. Or in this case, an open source project from the OS manufacturer over some 3rd party tooling ;)

[xmha97]

TaskbarStats app is great, I suggest you try it.
https://openhoangnc.github.io/taskbar-stats/

[crutkas]

xref some features against #828

[enricogior]

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[Apreche]

I know this is an old one, but I want to boost it up. There is news that Microsoft is adding support to Windows 11 to allow users to control RGB lighting on various accessories that have it. This will save users from having to install shady device-specific apps to handle that.

However, there is still a missing piece which is cooling. Both fan speed monitoring and temperature monitoring are not, and never have been included in Windows. Users who want that info have always had to install shady third party software. It's also something that only power users who can install Power Toys would be interested in.

Please add a PowerToy for monitoring temperatures and fan speeds. It's something that Windows really should have had 20+ years ago, but better late than never.

[crutkas]

Does Dev Home's widget system work for you? https://github.com/microsoft/devhome

[crutkas]

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[Kardix]

the devhome tool only works for win 11, that's why the feature has been suggested for powerToys

[crutkas]

@Kardix microsoft/devhome#683 is that tracking issue

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