Aug 18, 2013 · How do I find and close programs running in the background of my computer.... Moved from Internet Explorer. Original title: Battery Power. 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.

Also occasionally I need to have other apps running in the background, which means that the game lags. When checking my task manager I see that when running nothing my PC can go up to 100% CPU usage (this is very rare). Normally when running something my CPU usage is very high. My problem (I believe) is that I have so many background processes:

Sep 10, 2017 · There are a lot of programs that run on start up and that continue to run in the background, but aside from malware programs, I'm not sure which others I should keep running and which are safe to disable. I've screen shotted what shows in task manager for "PROCESSES" (4 screen shot pics) as well as "START UP" (2 screen shot pics).

To view the startup programs: Right-click on the Start menu icon. Select "Explore" from the menu that appears Locate the folder "Programs" in the pane on the left side of the dialog window. Click the "+" sign to expand the folder tree Click the "Startup" folder to view the programs that start up when your computer is turned on

Jul 14, 2020 · Hello all, past few weeks, on my laptop frequently, a sudden black screen appears. Nothing is seen, but programs are running in the background. If I am playing music, I can still hear the music. I initially pressed the power button for some time and then pressed it again to restart.

Sep 5, 2017 · There are several reasons why the Task Manager on your Windows 10 computer is showing processes with high CPU usage. It is possible that there are several programs or applications running at the same time or there is system corruption. Since you have performed several troubleshooting steps, you can do a clean install on your Windows 8.1 computer.

May 15, 2016 · In my 20+ years of building, programming and running computers, I have watched more and more unneccessary programs running in the background. Situationally, as in when you are using them, I can see them running. But not constantly or even randomly. There is too much going on in the background. Even IPv6 doesnt need to run if you arent using the ...

Aug 13, 2019 · Every time the computer goes to sleep it shuts down these programs. When I go to re-open my Excel files I have to recover the documents. I have adjusted my sleep and hibernation settings. Sleep does not start for 45 minutes, hibernation not for 3 hours. But it still goes to screen saver after about 10 minutes and shuts down programs.

Sep 24, 2020 · 2 Click/tap on Background apps on the left side, and turn on (default) or off apps under Choose which apps can run in the background on the right side. (see screenshots below) (see screenshots below) You will need to have background apps turned on in Option One or Option Three to be able to turn on or off individual apps that can run in the ...

Dec 16, 2010 · Change the icon to whatever lock look you want. Double click to lock. Background processes and internet will run. I tested with internet radio, scan and copy - all which ran while locked. Works on all Windows flavors. Also note you can do Sleep with: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0. And Shut down with: