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Microsoft engineer Scott Hanselman builds tool to show GPU usage

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Microsoft engineer Scott Hanselman has built a tool that reveals what is really using a computer's GPU, according to a report by Neowin.

Who built the tool

The tool was built by Scott Hanselman, an engineer at Microsoft, the software and software development company based in Redmond and founded in 1975.

The details of the tool come from a single report by Neowin, and the facts available do not yet confirm how it works or how widely it has been released.

Open questions

  • How does the tool identify the processes that use the GPU?
  • Is the tool publicly available?

Key facts

  • Microsoft engineer Scott Hanselman has built a tool that shows what is using a GPU.
  • Neowin reported the tool.

Sources & evidence

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