Options

Introduction

To view “Options”, click “Options” button in the main toolbar at the top of Main Window. 

General Tab

- Run at Startup of windows: Loads EndTask at the startup of Windows. IMPORTANT NOTE: EndTask must run at the startup of windows and should be always running in the background of Windows. If EndTask isn't running in the background false information may be displayed in Internet connection recorder and some of its functions and tools will be useless. 

- Display Splash Screen at start up: Whether to show Splash screen at startup of the program. 

- Record data every (in seconds): Determines the timing for recording Processes and Windows. (see Processes and Windows Recorder for more information)

- Maximum lines of Recorder Logged Data: Determines the maximum number of lines recorded by Processes and Windows Recorder.(see Processes and Windows  Recorder for more information)
- EndTask Hot Key: When this key combination is pressed anywhere in Windows, EndTask's Main Window appears. 
- Terminate and Restart" Hot Key: When this key combination is pressed anywhere in Windows EndTask will immediately terminate and restart the program that owns the window that the mouse is over. If you want to see what is the program that the mouse is over, you can either click ‘Terminate and Restart’ in tray icon menu, or click ‘Terminate and Restart’ button in Main Window. (See Terminate and Restart feature for more information)

Programs Tab

This tool allows you to define special behaviors for certain programs on your computer
To add a new Special Program click Add button, Add new special program window will appear. Type the full path of the desired program (you can do it by right-clicking the program in the Task Manager and choosing copy path) or the directory (type the path of a directory if you want this behavior to set for all programs in this directory). And then choose the behavior as follows:
- Hide from the programs list: Hides the specified program completely from the Programs’ list box. 
- Hide it and all its windows from the list: Hides the specified program completely from the Programs’ list box and hides all its related windows from Windows’ list box as well. 
- Give warning message before closing it: Displays a warning message before any attempt to terminate this program from EndTask. 
You can also remove, change or enable/disable any item. 
- Enable/Disable: All new added items are enabled by default. You can disable any item if you want to temporarily turn off the special behavior feature without removing it. Enabled items have a “tick” image, and disabled items have a “wrong” image beside them

 

Windows Tab

Specifies which windows will be displayed in Windows’ list box:
- Display the same windows displayed by Windows Task Manager.
- Recommended windows types: Displays the windows EndTask recommends.
- All Dialogue windows (For Professionals): Displays dialog windows.
- All windows (For Professionals): Displays all windows (We recommend that you don’t use this option while Refresh speed is set to high, otherwise your computer may become slow).
Don't show 'Hidden' windows in windows list.

Task Manager Lists Tab

Specifies what columns will be displayed in Programs and Windows list boxes. (see Task Manager for more information about the columns)

Tracker Tab

- Tracker Bar Items: Check the items that you want to see in the Tracker bar, you can also use the arrows to change the order of the items.
- High CPU/Memory usage (%):  If CPU/Memory usage reached this value, the color of CPU or Physical Memory boxes in tracker bar will change to blue, to notify you that the System is low in resources.
- Very high CPU/Memory usage (%):  If CPU/Memory usage reached this value, the color of CPU or Physical Memory boxes in tracker bar will change to red, to notify you that the System is low in resources.

Internet Monitor Tab

I use a leased line to connect to the Internet: If you use a leased line (LAN, DSL, ... ect) to connect to the Internet or if you want the pop-up blocker and the Internet monitor to be always active, check this box.

I use a modem to connect to the Internet using Microsoft Dial-Up Networking: Choose this option if you use Microsoft Dial-up Networking. Notice that the pop-up blocker and the Internet connection monitor will not be active until you connect to the Internet using dial-up connection.
- Internet Connection Cost: The definition for the Internet connection cost, EndTask approximats the connection duration  to the seconds sepcified.

  EndTask calculates Internet cost as following, given:
            1) a number of seconds  2) the cost of these seconds  3) connection cost
  The cost equals:  Connection cost + ( (The interval approximated to number of seconds /number of seconds) *   The cost of these seconds ).
  Example: if number of seconds = 60, the cost of these seconds = .02 and Connection cost =.03 . The cost of 130 seconds = .03 + ( (180/60) * .02)  = 0.09
  If you have a different scheme, don't hesitate to let us know. 

Pop-up Blocker Tab

- Play sound file when a pop-up is detected: Specify a sound file to be played when a pop-up is detected. In order to change other End Pop Task settings, double click the desired browser in Browser List in End Pop Task.

- Special Settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer only: These settings applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer only, you should have Internet Explorer included in Browsers List in End Pop Task

Block Dialog pop-ups:    Blocks pop-ups whose type are 'Dialog'.
Blocking Mode:    Specifies blocking mode, Aggressive Mode blocks any new window, and Intelligent Mode doesn't block pop-ups in response to your normal navigation. Intelligent Mode may block a few good pop-ups/allow undesired pop-ups  in rare circumstances.