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2013-08-18T00:01:19+00:00

How do I find and close programs running in the background of my computer....

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-18T03:26:35+00:00

    How do I find and close programs running in the background of my computer....

     

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    **(1)**you can use what is running .. http://www.whatsrunning.net/ it will show you all the running apps programs, dll files (a to z details)

    or u can use

    http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/

    For manual checking u may use..

    **(2)**Task manager details tab can be used

    (3) you can use resource monitor

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2012/02/01/using-resource-monitor-to-troubleshoot-windows-performance-issues-part-1.aspx

    (4) you can use system configuration utility (press windows key and R key together and type msconfig and click ok) to check system tray start up items

    (5) you can see the services in windows by services console (press windows key and R key together and type services.msc and click ok)

    or

    you can isolate thirdparty services starting by this method..

    Press windows key and r key then type msconfig and click on..

    Then put a tick on hide all microsoft services... 

     

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-18T03:29:57+00:00

    How do I find and close programs running in the background of my computer....

     

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    The less you have running all the time, the better the things you want to run will perform: 

    Use Autoruns to figure out what all is starting up when your computer does/when you log on.  Look up anything you do not know about using Google (and/or ask here.)  You can hopefully figure out if there are things starting when you computer does (or you logon) that you do not need and then configure them (via their own built-in mechanisms is the preferred method) so they do not start up - using your resources without reason.

    You can download and utilize Process Explorer to see exactly what is taking up your processor/CPU time and memory.  This can help you recognize applications you might want to look into alternatives for and/or get rid of all together.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-02T08:32:59+00:00

    How do I find and close programs running in the background of my computer....

     

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    Heather and WesStockill,

    Your August 17, 2013 question, "Battery Power" has been marked as having been resolved.  I point this out because *you* were not the one to mark it as such.

    I feel it is only right to follow up with you to find out *if* your issue is resolved and if the answer that was chosen by a forum moderator [Waseemulla S in this case] was the solution you used?

    If your solution was other than the marked response, please come back to your question (it'll be http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/4ad7f8b7-1ee3-4bdd-8fbd-450e8441b4b8[here](http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/c111159e-c2d6-4ab7-80a9-6579bdb6776f) indefinitely) and help those who might search and find your query in the future by providing the solution you did utilize.  If your solution was the marked response, please return to simply state that is what you did and that it resolved your issue - further helping the confidence level of those who might locate your question in the future that the marked "answer" is indeed correct.

    In case you are unsure how to mark (or unmark answers chosen for you that are incorrectly marked) - here are instructions taken from the forum FAQs...

    If the chosen answer does not reflect what you did, you can go to the response and click Unmark as Answer.

    If you posted the original question, you can mark the question as answered yourself. Just click the Mark as Answer button.

    If you didn't post the original question, you can still mark the post as "helpful."

    Thanks!

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