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How do you know which processes on task manager are safe to end if you have MANY precesses running and is it making your computer slow?
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∙ 16y ago
go to Google and type in the exact name of the process. Usully you will find a website telling you what the process does and if it is needed. Sometimes the process will be identified as malicious. If your computer is slowing down alot do a search on google for: Ad Aware Spybot Search and Destroy The above 2 programs are free and remove 99% of the spyware and adware from your computer. If your computer becomes overwhelmed by too much spyware or adware it can come to a screaching halt. Use these 2 programs on a weekly basis! Commuter :) If you take off your start-up programs, it may help. On windows XP go to the start button, run and type in msconfig. At the top of the window there are tabs choose the tab that says start-up. Uncheck everything it will not harm your computer. Click apply then ok. It will tell you to reboot your computer when it reboots a window will appear that states "You are using selective start-up" there is a box in the middle of the window that says "Do not show this messge again" click that. Good Luck!
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What is the GUI utility that provide information on processes that are running on your computer?
task manager
What are the differences between the control panel and the task manager?
The control panel provides access to applications that allow the management of the computer. The task manager allows for controlling the processes running on the computer - starting them and stopping them, as well as getting metrics on the running processes and applications.
What is the task manager in computer?
The task manager is a place where you can go to find out what processes are running on your computer. You can end programs that aren't responding easily with it. Press, CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open the task manager
Lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer as well as performance information for the processor and memory?
Task Manager
IS The task manager provides information for the window vista operating system about programs and processes running on your computer?
yeah
What is the manage in computer?
The task manager is a place where you can go to find out what processes are running on your computer. You can end programs that aren't responding easily with it. Press, CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open the task manager
How do you see process?
It depends on what you mean by computer process. If you want to see computer processes [such as a running program], and have a Windows then open the Task Manager by pressing ctrl-alt-delete.
Where can you view a list of all processes running on a system?
Task Manager
When using windows what manager can you open to see a list of processes that are being executed by the processor?
Answer The manager you are referring to is called the Task Manager. It can easily be opened by pressing and holding CTRL, Shift and Esc keys. The items on the table are all of the processes running at the moment. Think of a process as a program. You are very familiar with this you just are not aware of it until now. When you are surfing the web your internet browser has a process running. The same is true for Microsoft Word when you are typing a document. The advantages of the task manager is you can end a process (program) even when the program itself has stopped responding. You do this by right clicking the process and clicking end task. The other advantage of Task Manager is it allows you to see what is using your computer's resources. Many people ask what is a good number of process to be running so that their computer is not slowed down. Computers are very different with various amounts of processing power and other specifications. The general rule of thumb is the more processes that are running the slower your computer will be. Do not blindly start ending processes because there are some processes running that are part of the Windows operating system.If you computer is running slow you will want to alter what process start running when the computer boots (starts). To do this you will have to view the Startup tab. To stop a process from being started when the computer boots right click it and click disable. Be very careful doing this. There are processes related to the Windows operating system and disabling them could cause technical problems. If you disable any processes from starting up I highly recommend that they are only process where it is clear what they do. For example, if you have Skype installed on your computer and you don't mind having to manually start it in order to receive calls then it is fine to disable it.
What software tool can be used to see applications that are currently running on your computer?
Besides the classic CTRL+ALT+DEL or MSConfig, the utility that shows ALL running processes is called Autoruns and it's created by Sysinternals according to the CompTIA+ Software book by Jean Andrews.
Can you View what applications are running in the background in windows task manager?
Yes. If you click on the processes tab, you can view all the running programmes
Can't open Skype you are already signed in on this computer?
i have windows 7 and this problem was super annoying. I opened task manager and saw i had two skype processes running and a skypepm. exe process running. i ended all three processes and reopened skype from bottom taskbar and signed in. it worked for me. hope this helps.
