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What background processes are okay to close

Anonymous
2024-02-14T00:32:26+00:00

I have over 100 background processes and 95% I have no idea what they are so I would like to know what settings to change or what tasks are okay to close. I found a solution which is a clean boot but I am suspicious because I am disabling every service that isn't Microsoft and it says reset once done and i don't want to reset it so please help me!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T02:06:25+00:00

    Hi, good day! I'm Jerico T., I understand that you're having some issues right now, I'll do my best to help you with your concern.

    The Clean Boot is the best way to close or disable applications/programs that are less needed for your computer to startup. Rest assured that it's safe and you don't have to reset your device, you just have to restart it.

    Closing or disabling programs one by one might be risky because you might disable important background processes. You may refer to the link below for the complete definition of Clean Boot and for the step-by-step instructions on how to perform Clean Boot.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

    Please do let me know if you need any further assistance.

    Hope this help. Have a good day.

    Thank you,

    Jerico T.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T12:12:17+00:00

    Thank you for your quick response. Clean boot is a troubleshooting method that will disable any third-party applications that are less needed for your computer. You can also select the applications that you only want to disable, same thing if you want to enable them again. If you don't want to perform clean boot, that's fine. We can try to check your startup programs by performing the steps below.

    1. Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to open task manager.
    2. Click the Startup apps tab.
    3. Disable any apps that you don't want to start when you boot your computer.
    4. Restart your device.

    Regards,

    Jerico T.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T11:42:04+00:00

    Yes I understand but the thing I am worried about and question is that when I disable services mate I enable them again after the clean boot and when I did it I opened my computer and it was the same no trouble shoot option

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T02:13:21+00:00

    I have many more background processes at the moment - 186 - and my computer runs very well.

    Are you currently experiencing a problem with your computer? If so, please describe the problem with as many details as you can, and we'll try to help.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T11:43:08+00:00

    Well kinda it’s a bit slow and I think it’s the problem

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