Activity Monitor for Windows 10 - Full description
Activity Monitor is employee computer monitoring software for businesses and organizations that manage networked PCs. It lets administrators review computer use from another computer on the local network, including activity on company workstations and campus systems. Its monitoring tools are intended to help supervisors understand how devices are being used, review work activity and investigate possible misuse or data-related incidents.
The program can display monitored computers in real time and show several PCs at once, giving administrators a way to review activity across a network without visiting each workstation. It tracks websites visited and records keystrokes in work applications, email, websites and instant messaging chats. These records can help establish what took place on a monitored computer, but they also capture sensitive communications and should be handled with appropriate access controls.
Activity Monitor can record email and schedule screen captures, creating records that administrators can consult later rather than relying only on live observation. Reports help organize collected activity for review, while scheduled captures provide visual snapshots at selected times. Together, these functions support routine oversight as well as follow-up investigations into suspected policy violations, workplace harassment or unauthorized disclosure of information.
Typical uses include reviewing computer use in an office, monitoring a university network, and keeping track of workstations used by employees working remotely. Administrators can compare activity across multiple computers and use recorded material when discussing a specific incident with a worker or HR staff. Monitoring should be limited to legitimate organizational purposes, with notice, access rules and retention practices that comply with applicable privacy and employment laws.
Activity Monitor is trialware from Deep Software Inc. It supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11, including the stated 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Its network monitoring features require access to the computers being monitored and an administrator workstation on the relevant network. The program records highly sensitive information, so organizations should carefully define who can view its logs and how long those records are kept.