About this tag
Discussions tagged with process usage on WindowsForum.com cover monitoring and troubleshooting background processes in Windows 7 and Windows 10. Users report issues such as abnormal CPU or memory consumption by services like Windows Update and Microsoft Software Protection Platform, often following system events like BSODs. Others describe gradual memory leaks affecting all running processes, including dwm.exe, after reinstalling Windows 7. A separate thread touches on permission errors when editing system files, which can indirectly relate to process behavior. Common themes include analyzing process activity via Event Viewer, identifying resource-hungry services, and seeking solutions for memory or CPU usage anomalies.
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    Windows 10 Process/Service Activity Analysis

    Hello everyone. I recently had a Windows 10 BSOD due to a Clock_Watchdog_Time, which i'm looking into, but i noticed something when it booted back up that piqued my curiosity. For some reason, Windows Update and Microsoft Software Protection Platform were running for longer than normal when it...
    • CygnusRift
    • Thread
    • bsod clock watchdog cpu usage event viewer microsoft software protection process usage service analysis troubleshooting windows 10 windows update
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. Rafid Mahbub

    Windows 7 memory leak from all windows 7 processes

    Hello, I recently changed the hard drive of my laptop. The problem I saw with the new OS is that all the processes of Windows 7 that run in the background shows increase in their memory usage over time. For example, dwm.exe starts off with around 45 mb which increases to 80mb with an hours use...
    • Rafid Mahbub
    • Thread
    • background processes dwm.exe hard drive laptop issues memory leak process usage reinstall system performance troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. R

    Windows 7 Getting administrator permission

    Hello, I know this title I posted seems to be very general and alot of websites actually answers that question, but I'm really stuck coz I find my laptop one of a kind. Alright so here goes the problem, I installed Windows 7 on my laptop, and due to my personal needs, I have to install adobe...
    • remy0128
    • Tutorial
    • administrator adobe computer help control rights error message file access file security hiberfil hosts file installation ownership permissions process usage system issues system32 tech support troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials