PC Open Task Manager
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On MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can access the Task Manager to check how much of your PC's resources is being used, such as the amount of memory used by charts and the CPU resources used by Expert Advisors (EA). If MT5's performance is slowing down, use it to find out the cause.
Here we will look at how to open the Task Manager on MT5.(*1)
(*1)Task Manager is not available on MetaTrader4 (MT4).
Step 1
Click "Tools" in the menu and select "Task Manager". (Shortcut keys: "F2")
Step 2
Task Manager will be launched. Here are some of the categories:
|
Number |
Item name |
Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Summary |
The sums of the resources used by every feature. |
|
2 |
GUI |
Resources used by the MT5 main thread. |
|
3 |
Experts/Scripts |
Resources used by the Expert Advisors (EA) running on the chart. |
|
4 |
Symbol |
Resources used for the tasks related to symbols, which include recalculating prices and profits for positions or orders, showing charts, calculating for indicators, etc. |
|
5 |
Worker |
Resources used by the threads related to the MT5 system. |
|
6 |
Services |
Resources used by the "services" features that create custom price feeds and deliver real-time prices from external systems. |
Updates once a second
The data on the Task Manager is updated once a second. You can also update it manually by right-clicking on the Task Manager and selecting "Refresh".
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