Discover why Process Explorer beats Windows Task Manager as a great alternative for task management, providing deeper insights and faster PC fixes.

To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.

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 ...

Do you see too many Background Processes in Windows 11? This article will discuss how to manage and stop too many unnecessary background processes in Windows 11/10. When you start your computer, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can control which apps and processes automatically start up with your computer. You can control which apps ...

Windows users often encounter high CPU usage due to some background processes, which can cause the system to slow down or become unresponsive. One such process responsible for this is the Windows ...

The Windows system consists of thousands of files. Many of them have strange names, others have extensions that most users have never seen before. Normally you do not need to worry about these files.

Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...

Microsoft has released Sysmon 13 with a new security feature that detects if a process has been tampered using process hollowing or process herpaderping techniques. To evade detection by security ...

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 ...