background processes

Most Windows 10 users have never explored the powerful diagnostics that lie just beneath the surface of their operating system, and one of the most undersung among them is the ability to generate a rich, detailed energy report. This report, when used properly, isn't just another technical...

A funny thing happened on the way to my productivity nirvana—I hit the Close button and, like a horror movie villain, the app kept shambling on, refusing to die. We’ve all been there: you’re calmly shutting down your PC after a productive day, only to be menaced by that one app that absolutely...

Hello, Apps I've set to turn on on startup actually reset by themselves. I can't tell what instigates it. If I change the app's settings and restart my computer, the app doesn't reset. But, when my computer is off for the night, the setting is reset to not turn on on startup. If someone could...

For many Windows gamers, PUBG: Battlegrounds remains a thrilling challenge—until lag turns the battlefield into a frustrating obstacle course. If you’re stuck with choppy gameplay on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and fine-tune your system to reclaim the...

Balancing performance and stability on Windows 11 often comes down to managing the background processes that silently run as soon as you log in. While Windows 11 is designed to handle hundreds of processes in the background, many of them aren’t essential for everyday tasks—and some may even slow...

Microsoft Edge, as the default web browser for Windows 10 and 11, has become a significant part of many users' daily computing routines. However, one common concern among users is the browser’s tendency to run background processes even after it has been closed. These processes can lead to...

It may or may not have come after an update, but Edge constantly uses too much CPU. Even closing it down doesn't kill the process and it keeps using CPU, I have to kill the process myself. Edge doesn't start at boot. Edge's behavior is also abnormal. If I click on the title bar, the computer...

Sometimes the Forgotten Password Wizard will not open from the link in Control Panel/User Accounts/Create a Password Reset Disk or through Windows Search. Sometimes it will open in the background and is visible using Win+Tab. But you cannot bring it to the desktop. If this happens, close it with...

hello, please i need your help. three days ago, i was working with Opera and it blocked all of a sudden, after trials of reopenning it, i decided to uninstall it and reinstall it. however, the installation process blocked at 99% and this kept happening everytime i try to install some software...

I'm running the latest version of Windows 11. I run a few Rainmeter Gadgets too. Particularly the CPU Usage gadget. I have my computer set up to turn off the display after a certain amount of time. Then the display turns back on when I move the mouse. Lately when it starts back up the CPU...

Ok so i want a batch file that will run in the background and ping a few servers, and then if it gets a response from any of these servers (If it is able to communicate with them), it executes a command. It will be running on a machine that in normal operation has no internet (WAN) access, (For...

I have a server and it don't have backup so I need to run my custom batch script to get files from sftp then archive it. But I need it to run like a schedules, but everytime the schedules start the batch files. I allway open up the command prompt window. Is anyway to hide that window? Like...

Hello. My dad gave me his laptop just to check an issue. His Laptop when first given to me check was constantly running high CPU when checking task manager with it running 100% and I couldn't identify what was making it do this. So a quick restart (off and back on) the laptop was doing the same...

Hi, So previously I posted to ask if we can stop things like updates running when I boot up windows 10, I wondered is there a more generic way of running this OS so that I can use it for the pure purpose of playing a DVD say, and it not do a load of other things? Thanks.

Hi everyone, I like to watch a DVD at the weekend which is another region so I have to power up my Windows 10 pc to play it as my standalone player wont read it. The computer usually plays without making the cpu fan go noisy however I find windows likes to start pratting about running other...

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In Windows 10 version 2004, we are introducing the concept of Hosted Apps to the Windows App Model. Hosted apps are registered as independent apps on Windows, but require a host process in order to run. An example would be a script file which requires its host (eg: Powershell or Python) to be...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 19028 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 19028 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...

Many new and sought-after Windows APIs and features such as BackgroundTasks, Notifications, LiveTiles, Share and more, are either not available or not easily callable from non-packaged Win32 applications. This is due to the programming model for UWP APIs that integrate with the system and have a...

Windows 10 Home Version 1809 (64-bit) is on the computer. In Task Manager, Processes, Background processes many processes that I don't need are listed, such as: YourPhone.exe Microsoft Store SkypeApp / Microsoft Skype Is there a way to prevent them from running in the first place?