Several background processes are constantly running on your Windows PC and laptop to ensure the smooth operation of your computer. On average, 60-90 background processes run on a Windows PC in ...

1] Click on the X button in the app window The most widely used and convenient method to close a program or application on Windows is to use the X button present in the app window. You can open the ...

When you turn on your Windows PC, hundreds of processes run along with the programs in the background. As they are not visible, we focus on programs or windows that we see. From the startup apps to ...

Windows 11 will soon let you filter processes in the Task Manager by their name, process ID, or publisher, making it easier to find a running program. As new versions of Windows are released, the Task ...

We don’t know what processes and executables are running on our computer if we don’t check the list in the Task Manager. There might be some malware or programs that are not permitted generally ...

Operating systems need at least a minimum of maintenance to run properly over the long term. While some important tools are already included from Microsoft, many professionals want or need more ...

Q. When I go to my Windows XP “Task Manager” screen and look at the processes, there are usually 60 of them running. What really NEEDS to be running? How do I know what ones I should end process, and ...