Why And How Disable Unnecessary Processes
December 11, 2008 Computer Safety Tip, Computer Tips And Tricks
Applications tab in Windows Task Manager only shows main programs that are running, however, this is not everything. There are also various Processes running too. Click on the Processes tab to see them.
Some of the processes listed in Task Manager will be legitimate tools required for Windows or other programs. You may find some that you don’t need (and sometimes you may find a process belonging to a harmful virus or spyware program).The information given shows the name of the process and also how much processor (CPU) time it is using up as a percentage of the total available. The amount of memory the program consumes can be seen aswell.Right-click on any process and choose End process to stop it running temporarily, might start up again when restarting your PC. Do not stop a process that is required by Windows. By using the Web a process can be identified. Type the name of the process, eg”svchost.exe” into a search engine and see what people have to say about it. They may also give instructions on how to remove it permanently so it does not reappear in future.
