How to Delete App Usage History in Windows 8 and 8.1
InformationThe Task Manager in Windows 8 now includes the App history tab. This tab lists all modern apps you installed, and shows you the resource usage history of these apps since a given date for the current user account.
This tutorial will show you how to delete your account's modern app resource usage history to clear and reset it in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1.
This tutorial will show you how to delete your account's modern app resource usage history to clear and reset it in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1.
NoteColumns available in App history tab:
Name - The name of the installed modern app that has been used.
CPU time - The amount of CPU time in H:MM:SS used by a modern app.
Network - The amount of network data in MB used by a modern app.
Metered network - The amount of metered network data in MB used by a modern app.
Tile updates - The amount data in MB used for updating a modern app live tile information on Start.
Name - The name of the installed modern app that has been used.
CPU time - The amount of CPU time in H:MM:SS used by a modern app.
Network - The amount of network data in MB used by a modern app.
Metered network - The amount of metered network data in MB used by a modern app.
Tile updates - The amount data in MB used for updating a modern app live tile information on Start.
Here's How:
1. Open Task Manager in More details view.
2. Click/tap on the App history tab, and click/tap on the Delete usage history link at the top. (see screenshot below)
3. You will notice that all the resource usage history has been deleted and reset to zero to start over showing usage history since the date (ex: current) for when you last (ex: now) clicked on the Delete usage history link. (see screenshot below)
4. When finished, you can close Task Manager if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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Thanks.