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Automatically Run Top on Secondary Screen at Windows Startup to Monitor Process Usage

Top Process Monitoring

Winget

  • Installation (Choose one method. Using winget facilitates subsequent installations)
  • Verify installation:
C:\Users\seth-shi>winget --version
v1.6.3482

Windows Terminal

  • Install: winget install -e --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
  • Configure fullscreen startup as shown:

NTop

Task Scheduler

  • Press Win+R, type taskschd.msc to open Task Scheduler
  • Configuration
    • Create Basic Task
    • Trigger: At system startup
    • Action: Start a program
  • Launch parameters:
    • wt --pos=1000 ntop -s "mem"
    • wt launches Windows Terminal
    • --pos positions window on secondary screen (omit for single display setups)

Final Result

  • Automatically displays on secondary screen at every startup: