How to Display CPU, GPU & RAM Usage Natively on Windows 11

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Written By Larious

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Last Updated on November 1, 2026 by Larious

Windows 11 includes a gaming feature known as ‘Xbox Game Bar’ that displays certain usage metrics. The best part about the Xbox Game Bar is that it displays an overlay showing the device’s CPU, GPU, and RAM usage in real time.

You can pin the Xbox Game Bar’s performance widget to the desktop screen to make it visible all the time. Here’s how you can do it.

Steps to Display CPU, GPU & RAM Usage Natively on Windows 11

1. Click on the Windows 11 Start button and select Settings.

select Settingsselect Settings

2. In the Settings app, click on the Gaming option.

click on the Gaming optionclick on the Gaming option

3. Click on the Xbox Game Bar option in the right pane.

Click on the Xbox Game BarClick on the Xbox Game Bar

4. Enable the toggle button for ‘Open Xbox Game Bar using this button’.

enable the toggle button for 'Open Xbox Game Bar using this button'enable the toggle button for 'Open Xbox Game Bar using this button'

5. Move to the desktop screen and press the Windows Key + G button. This will open the Xbox Game Bar.

Windows Key + G buttonWindows Key + G button

6. On the Xbox Game Bar, click on the Widget option as shown below and click on the Performance widget.

click on the 'Performance' widgetclick on the 'Performance' widget

7. Click on the Preference icon on the Performance Widget and select the graph position.

Preference iconPreference icon

Select the graph positionSelect the graph position

8. To make the widget visible all the time, click on the Pin icon on the Performance Widget.

click on the Pin iconclick on the Pin icon

Xbox Game Bar is indeed a great utility of Windows 10/11. You can even use it to display the frame rate while playing games. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends aas well If you have any doubts related to this, let us know in the comment box below.

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