What can the task manager tell you in MT5?
Many traders who have been using metatrader 5 in their work for many years are not even aware of some of its interesting functions.
So it was a discovery for me that this program has its own “Task Manager”, with similar functionality as the standard Windows task manager.
Only, unlike the dispatcher we are used to, this one shows information only on the metatrader 5 trading platform, which allows us to optimize its operation for the least consumption of computer resources.
The task manager in MT5 is a script that allows you to monitor how much and which of the processes of the trading platform consumes your computer’s resources.
Everything is quite simple here, for us the most important are only three columns:
Name is the first widest column, which displays the names of running processes, that is, information about open chart windows, running advisors and scripts, as well as worker threads.
Memory. mb . – the amount of RAM consumed, separately for each process and in total by the entire trading platform.
Processor, % - from this column you can find out how much your platform loads your computer, as well as which process is the most resource-intensive.
At the same time, this application allows you not only to monitor processes, but also to quickly stop the operation of an advisor or script that is too resource-intensive:
To do this, simply click on the desired object with the mouse and select delete in the upper right corner of the task manager.
Unfortunately, not all running processes can be controlled. If, when selecting a process, the buttons – Show, Properties and Delete remain inactive, then you should use another method to complete it.
Thanks to the dispatcher, you can now quickly find out what is causing the trading platform to freeze and promptly fix the problem. In addition, you can find out exactly what parameters a new computer should have for MetaTrader 5 to work without problems.