Forum Discussion

Vagulus's avatar
Vagulus
Copper Contributor
May 19, 2026

Monitoring CPU activity

I have just installed an new version of Windows 11.

Under my old installation I had a vertical progress bar thingy on my taskbar which showed CPU activity.  I found it very comforting when I was trying to decide if W11 was actually working or was just ignoring me.  ðŸ¤£

How do I get that progress bar thingy again under the new version of W11?

 

Thanks

Application Management
configuration
Update management

2 Replies

  • Vagulus's avatar
    Vagulus
    Copper Contributor
    May 22, 2026

    The Phantom Monitor is back

    This time it should be there for keeps.

    It is an offshoot from Networx which draws the little graph and the green and orange numbers.  I got it to run with considerable help from MS CoPilot.  Not an easy job but we got there.

    Just letting you know the outcome.

    Thanks everybody.  :)

  • Axelohu's avatar
    Axelohu
    Copper Contributor
    May 22, 2026

    Highly customizable desktop widgets, including CPU meters, vertical bars, and more. You can find or create a skin that displays CPU load as a vertical bar on your desktop or taskbar.