You should have a good Task Manager alternative on your flash drive in case your systems hangs by a Malware or a virus. In some cases the traditional windows task manager will not work so it is an intelligent choice to have a plan B.

Auslogics has just released a free, fully portable app that will only take up a scant 1.7Mb of space on your drive.

For starters, there's the option to look up a process or service on Auslogics' online FileInspect. The service provides helpful information like who the developer is, where the file ought to be located, its default attributes, and user comments about the file.

You can also end a process or temporarily freeze it, adjust CPU affinity and priority, and locate the file on your hard drive. ATM's tools menu also provides quick access to important Windows screens like services, computer management, performance monitor, and control panel.

Grab the free download of Auslogics Task Manager and sock it away on your flash drive. It's well worth keeping around just in case.