task manager

Can anyone advise a program for monitoring installed software that tries to access the internet? Firewall in interactive mode can do this too of course, or Task Manager too, I'm looking for something specialised, with logging or statistics etc. Thanks for the tips Peter

Hello. My last post seems to have disappeared. I've been running an older application on several system for many years without problem. It currently runs on a W10 laptop, a W11 laptop, and until two days ago, it was running on a W10 desktop. When I launch it, it loads, but it does not...

Hello. I'm new to this forum and hope to get help. I've been running an old application since the XP days on various systems. I'm currently running it succcessfully on a W10 laptop, a W11 laptop, and it used to run on my W10 desktop. Starting yesterday, when it starts to load, it is...

Overview Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23486 has been released to the Dev Channel, offering new features, enhancements, fixes, and known issues for Windows Insiders. Here's a summary of the key updates: Passwordless Improvements Passwordless Improvements: Passkeys, a more secure...

so i come home from work today as usually turn on my pc and notice its hard stuck on loading anything after opening task manager i see that i have over 100 of my duplicate users using my pc apparently which causes my pc go haywire is this somekinda virus or windows bug?

I tried to install a couple of new programs on my Windows 11 laptop. They go through the install procedure well but there's no installed program. They don't show up in task manager processes. One of them shows up in installed apps.

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1690 and Build 22624.1690 (KB5026447) to the Beta Channel. Here’s what’s new and improved in these builds: Build Differentiation: Build 22624.1690: New features rolling out. Build 22621.1690: New features off...

Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1680 and Build 22624.1680 (KB5025303) to the Beta Channel. Build Details: Build 22624.1680: New features rolling out. Build 22621.1680: New features off by default. REMINDER: Insiders who were previously on...

Attention Windows enthusiasts! Microsoft has just released new updates for Windows 11 in the Beta Channel with Insider Preview Builds 22621.1546 and 22624.1546, under the cumulative update KB5025310. These builds come with varying feature sets enabled by default, marking another stride towards...

Hello, WindowsForum community! Microsoft has unveiled the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds 22621.1537 and 22624.1537 (KB5022910) for the Beta Channel. Let's dive into the new features, improvements, and bug fixes that these builds bring! What's New in Build 22624.1537 Access Keys in File...

Hello Windows enthusiasts! Exciting news from Microsoft: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23419 has just been released to the Dev Channel. Let's dive into what's new, improved, and fixed in this latest build. New Features in Build 23419 Create Live Kernel Memory Dumps in Task Manager Key...

Hello, Occasionally, when watching a video* through Google Chrome, I notice CPU usage goes way up. Resource Monitor shows it's due to a svchost process in charge of "DComLaunch, PlugPlay, Power". For one, Sysinternals' psservice.exe says that the PlugPlay service is...

Hello WindowsForum.com members! Exciting news for Windows Insiders! Microsoft has just released Windows 11 Build 22621.1343 (KB5022913) to the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11, version 22H2. This update brings a host of new features and improvements. Here’s a breakdown of what you can...

My computer was running slow and hot, and I noticed that a process called vmmem was using 85-99% of my CPU at all times. I ran wsl --shutdown in the command line, and shut down my computer. Now, my CPU is running at a more normal level, but I'm concerned that I have a virus on my computer. I...

Hi, I am using Windows 10 Enterprise on an IPC. After a certain runtime I get a blackscreen and have to restart the IPC. While troubleshooting, I noticed that in the task manager, Windows Defender takes more and more memory until it is used up, and the black screen appears. If I turn off...

Hello Windows enthusiasts! Exciting news from the Windows Insider Blog—Microsoft has just rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1250 and Build 22623.1250 (KB5023008) to the Beta Channel. Let's dive into what these builds bring to our Windows community. Key Differences: Build...

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...

Hello WindowsForum Community! Exciting news for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel---Microsoft has just released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1245 and Build 22623.1245 (KB5022358), packed with new features and significant improvements. Let’s break down what you need to know about...

I sometimes watch videos like deleting the program files folder, setting date to crazy big values and breaking win 11/10 every other possible way. In many cases modern windows starts slowly transforming into win 7/XP. Like alt-tab menu from XP, task manager from 7 and other weird things I wonder...

I usually use my laptop for work/study. However, recently, I noticed when I had a lot of tabs open, my laptop was lagging and becoming very slow. I was quite shocked because this had not happened before and my laptop always used to run smoothly (unless there was a majorly demanding software I...