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Firefox (5) in task manager

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Firefox also includes a task manager, which however opens up in a tab, like a screenshot above, which can be accessed under More in the application menu. On Chrome, while in the browser, simply press Shift+Esc to bring up the floating window.

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That is why both Firefox and Chrome include builtin task managers. Unfortunately, with tens of pages open it can sometimes be difficult to see which site is causing the slow-down. Web browsers are well-known resource hogs, but it is often poorly coded websites and plugins which are the main culprits.