Windows: In addition to a controversial UI, Windows 8 brought some new improvements like a cleaner, more usable task manager. If you don't want to upgrade, you can get the sweet new look with DBC Task ...
Hold on. Don’t just reboot your Windows 7 PC. I realize that rebooting is the go-to solution when a program won’t shut down, or the system starts dragging or acting wonky, but there is another way.