In other words, if you're backing up files to a network-connected hard drive, that program will be communicating at several hundred Mbps on your network, but won't be using any Internet bandwidth. You should remember that this column shows local network activity, not Internet usage.
Click the column header to sort the running processes by bandwidth usage, highest-to-lowest. The rightmost column of the table displays the current network usage of each app, in Mbps. You'll arrive at the Processes tab, which provides information on every app that's running on your PC – including Windows internal processes. If Task Manager opens to its simplified view, click the 'More details' button in the bottom-left to expand the window.
Using Task Manager, you can check which apps are communicating over your local network, which might help you figure out where the bandwidth is going to.īegin by launching Task Manager using the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keyboard shortcut. If you notice your Internet suddenly slowing to a crawl, chances are that an app on your PC is using your bandwidth in the background.
