process management

I need some help with my PC. Over the past 3 to 6 months it has gotten weird. I have a HP I purchased at a store just over a year ago. I am running Windows 7 64bit. Specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 System Manufacturer...

I wanted to start this thread to warn people about things that have come up during my time testing Windows 8. The largest things that I was hoping to put out is the stuff that is a major break down, and could cause your system to have to be cold shutdown. That was the major idea I had, but...

This is a recurring but inconsistent issue that I'm going through. Essentially, upon starting up my computer, from time to time, I have no yet been able to isolate what may cause this issue, I will find that I cannot launch programs from their shortcuts in the Quick Start or Taskbar menu. As of...

A large real-time service (KGW) with several user windows (one graphical under Java) is not compatible with session 0 screen output being removed (Session 0 Isolation) in Win7 (and Vista). Under XP the first user to logon would be assigned to session 0, and would inherit KGW’s status windows...

hi guys, does any one know to programme a task scheduler to kill a programme at a specific time on wwwin7 other that using softwares like kill task, etc........expecting a reply post soon.thanks guys!!!!

It feels only natural that Microsoft continues updating core Windows modules and programs which they have started under Windows 7. It is safe to say that additional modules and features will be updated. One of the latest that we know of is the Windows Task Manager which will get a complete...

Sysinternals AutoRuns allows you to manage every autorun process and application on your Windows 7 system from a single, user-friendly window. Link Removed

Mark Russinovich is a Technical Fellow working on the Windows Azure team. His focus is on solving hard problems related to the Fabric Controller, which is in some sense the Windows Azure operating system kernel - it provides services and management infrastructure for the applications that run on...

Selected list of commands Command: Description: Example: (details here) assoc: Displays or modifies file name extension associations. Used alone, displays a list of all the current file name associations details here at: Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time...

Did anyone ever find it useful to change a process priority? I never did. When I encode full HD video in Encore, it takes a lot of CPU power and even if I watch an HD movie on KMplayer, it has a little stutter. I tried lowering the Encore process priority and I also tried raising the...

Hey Yesterday i was forced to make a clean install, and for some reason im having troubles with some programs. Before the clean install i was using Stardock Fences but now a cant use it. When i try to open Stardock Fences it open a process in the task manager Link Removed due to 404 Error But...

Hey! I am not quite sure where should i post this thread, so i post it here. The problem IS NOT with Windows Media player. WMP works fine! the problem is that it automaticly starts with W7. and that i cannot turn it off. Even when i shut down the process, after 2 sec a new one starts! is...

I have a new Dell Studio 540. Windows 7 Premium. On looking in the event viewer I see this event frequently. Am concerned since it is registry related. Is this common or something I can fix or should report to someone? Dell? Or can someone on this forum help me out. Would this be related at...

Windows 7 might get fixed Eventually By Link Removed - Invalid URL Thursday, 31 December 2009, 12:04 MICROSOFT WINDOWS HACKER Mark Russinovich has been telling Beta News how he fixed a problem that has been plaguing Windows for the last 20 years. For ages malware writers have been...

Hello everyone! This is my first time here in the forums, so help me along the way if I've done something wrong. I upgraded to Windows 7 home premium from Vista home premium about a week ago, and unlike the average consensus, it has been nothing for trouble for me. I have had performance issues...

I've been using windows 7 ultimate 64bit for a few weeks. It's all good except; When i try to get in hardrives, folders etc. it waits 2-3 seconds each time. Forward-backward-shortcut any attempt on opening a folder makes me wait 2-3 seconds. When i check it on task manager, each time i click...

So I upgrade to Windows 7, Home Premium 64 bit from Vista 64 It all went well until I tried to open a 32 bit programme. IE 64 opens okay, but that’s it. If I open any 32 bit programme (and some of the management programmes) I get werfault.exe*32 in the processes in the task manager...

Hi there, I have an interesting problem with windows live messenger and windows 7. WLM wont start at all but in task manager it is running, but you cannot end the process. When you click to open WLM it starts a new process which you can end, but there is always one msnmsgr.exe which you cannot...

I am having troubles running things like FireFox 32-bit and Internet Explorer 32-bit UNLESS I stop all 32-bit programs currently running by going into Task Manager >> Processes. Only then am I able to run IE and FF 32-bit. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the program Steam, but it...

so i just got windows 7 and when im playing a game that i want to play windows mode it won't let me unless i run ad admin which is really annoying and i was wondering if anyone knew how to fix that also when im using firefox and i minimize to play a game, and when im done playing im unable to...