Has your computer not been working as it should for some time? That may be the consequence of all the downloaded programs consuming too much of your computer's memory and space, something you should check. Of course, the best way to get this information is by using some third-party application, and although there are many, if you have Windows 7, Taskbar Meters is one of the best.

Before we get into the details of Taskbar Meters, let's stop the fact that we are in the presence of a beautiful utility that works only with this version of the operating system for Microsoft. In other words, if you have any different version of Windows, you will have to look for another program, which is terrible news because the reality is that it is one of the best in its field.

Taskbar Meters integrates perfectly with all the designs of Windows 7, and its work consists of showing us all the time the percentage of use that we have of the main components that make our PC. That is to say, in just a second, you will have access to the CPU, RAM, and disk usage information without having to look for this data manually, something very annoying.

And why would anyone want to know all this information? Although the reasons for wanting to have Taskbar Meters may be several, the truth is that average user who sees their computers as somewhat slow are looking for programs like this one. Once you can visualize the consumption statistics of each application, it will allow you to close specific processes to see which are the most harmful to your PC.

Something that we liked about Taskbar Meters is that it is straightforward to read the information it is giving us, and at a glance, we can get an idea of the general state of our computer. This is based on using different colors according to the consumption of each component, using a palette that goes from green when the consumption is relatively low to red when our PC is working a bit demanding.

Taskbar Meters will remain from that moment, offering you this data that will be updated in real-time, so you will not have to update them yourself, and you will see that as you open or close programs, especially heavy ones, this information will change. This is very important, although to tell the truth, we would have liked it also to allow you to have a kind of History to see the progress of the statistics.

Thanks to its configuration options, you can determine how often you want Taskbar Meters to update its data, so avoid it if you want it to be constantly updated. This way, you will prevent it from working in the background and consuming resources beyond the fact that it is light software and almost unnoticeable.

Beyond that, Taskbar Meters will be placed inside the Taskbar of the context menu of Windows, so you can open it in a second whenever you want, and it also has a couple of shortcuts that could be useful. Specifically, we are talking about the accesses to the Resource Monitor and the Task Manager of Windows, so if you notice any consumption flaws, you can enter them without delay.

Regarding the user interface of Taskbar Meters, we will say that we liked it, especially considering the impossible-to-avoid fact that it is almost completely integrated into Windows. Hence, it goes unnoticed most of the time. However, we believe this is a very positive quality that many other similar applications should develop, so we give it a passing grade.

If it comes to analyzing the main positive aspects that we have found in Taskbar Meters through our tests, we will have to talk then that it is straightforward to see the percentages of use of each component of the computer thanks to the colors it uses. In addition, its integration with Windows environments is perfect and allows us to access both the Monitor and the Task Manager directly.

Of course, Taskbar Meters also has some weaknesses that we developed a little earlier, the first of them related to the fact that we will only be able to run it in some versions of Windows , specifically Windows 7. On the other hand, we regret that it does not offer a History section or specific data regarding previous consumptions, as to be able to make comparisons of all kinds.

In summary, Taskbar Meters is an application that should not be missing on the computer of any user who wants to know quickly and easily the CPU, RAM, and disk usage consumption. Few utilities in this segment are so well adapted to Windows, allowing this information to be displayed and updated automatically, so it is ideal for any user.