Daphne

If you're looking for a Task Manager for Windows that offers more detailed information about process and system state, then you might want to check out this replacement. One key feature is its automation capability for killing or closing programs, making it quicker and easier to manage running applications.

Additionally, this software includes a command line tool and Windows Explorer integration, giving you more options for customization and control. You can also use the drag and drop tool for locating a process by window or modifying windows properties, such as locking the process affinity mask or window size and position.

For those who need to dig deeper, the software offers a process hierarchy (GNU GPL) and resources information. This includes a comprehensive process list and the ability to find and kill the process which owns a given window. You can also hide a window and remove an application from the task bar, set or remove always on top property, and change window size using numbers (e.g. 640x480).

Other useful features include item highlighting with colors for custom, system, and high CPU-consumption processes, as well as a quick search-as-you-type find by process name when sorted by the Process column.

You can even schedule a process kill for later if you need to temporarily free up resources, or create a trap to change processor affinity mask and optionally trap this configuration. The software also allows you to copy process name, PID, path, MD5 or SHA1 to clipboard, open containing folder, view full command line, parent process, and user information.

If you're curious about a process's startup timestamp, kernel and user time, thread list with priority and CPU time, loaded modules, or environment variables, this software has you covered. And if you need to send a window message (e.g. WM_ACTIVATE) with lParam and wParam values or close windows by matching title, you can do that too.

Other advanced features include the ability to schedule a popup message or system shutdown, control inspector window for revealing hidden passwords and other control information, copy process list to clipboard, and Windows 7 God Mode and Problem Steps Recorder. Plus, traps apply to any process, once its startup is detected.

Finally, there are user-defined menu items for killing a process list when activated, as well as the ability to set four user-defined command lines to be executed by global shortcut and Windows Explorer contextual menu integration. Overall, this software provides a vast array of features and functions for users seeking more control over their running processes.