TrayTask

TrayTask is a small software application whose purpose is to help you monitor all processes that are currently running on your computer directly from the system tray. It can be installed on all Windows versions out there.

System tray running mode

You can look for the utility in the system tray where it resides quietly without disturbing your activity with annoying popup messages and other types of notifications. A left click on its tray icon gives you quick access to all running processes, while a right-click allows you to access several configuration settings which are hidden under the hood.
The dedicated parameters look easy to work with so you are not going to spend a lot of time getting an idea about how to make the most out of the tool’s features.

Configuration settings

TrayTask offers you the possibility to simply select the process that you want to bring into focus, open up Windows Task Manager, as well as set up a hotkey that can be used for showing the list with all active items. What’s more, you can make the application run at Windows startup, hide a splash screen, and uninstall the program.
Tests have pointed out that the utility carries out a task quickly. It does not eat up a lot of CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not hampered. You may keep it running in the background. However, it has not been updated for a long time so it may cause compatibility issues on newer operating systems like Windows 8 and 10.

Final remarks

To sum things up, TrayTask has to offer nothing more than a simple software solution for helping you view a list with all running processes from the system tray and quickly access the desired one. The basic feature package makes it suitable especially for less experienced users.