one method to see which
processes are vital for
windows and those that are
not is to launch windows in
safe mode.
you will likely see a much
shorter list of processes in
safe mode than in normal
mode.
this is because superfluous
processes are not loaded
in safe mode.
these superfluous processes
are the result of third party
applications that run at
windows normal startup.
a method to reduce superfluous
processes is to disable third
party applications that are not
necessary to run at startup but
configure themselves to do so.
basically one of the few programs
that should run at windows startup
is your antivirus program.
all else should be started manually
and at your convenience.
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"Tom S" <Tom
S@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C07B0601-3041-4CAC-8448-C756213DE64E@microsoft.com...
> My Task Manager shows 80 to 100 processes are active. How do I know which
> ones I can shut down? How do I prevent this many processes from becoming
> active in the future? There must be a smarter way of managing my PC
> resources, but I don't know where to turn. Any suggestions are most
> appreciated.