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How to know which driver or kernel module prevents process to be killed?
Sometimes I have processes which I can't kill. Process Explorer, Task Manager and others say that "Access denied". I was told that this can be because kernel driver has a bug or something.
How to ...
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Determining what processes like svchost, rundll, etc are doing
How can I determine what processes like svchost or rundll are doing? Not necessarily in great detail, but I want to understand how and why such processes are used by Windows.
As a novice admin, I ...
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Windows 8 process System takes 100% disk usage and extremly slows pc
I have Windows 8 and recently I have problem with process System. Sometimes this process takes disk usage to 100% for a several minutes and working speed is betwenn 0,1MB/s and 0,4MB/s. I can't work ...
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Unable to terminate process
I can't terminate some processes. It says "Access denied". I am the ultimate owner of the computer. How can I terminate such processed anyway?
These are not system processes, these are file managers ...
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Task manager shortcut not working on Windows 8
I have some problems with the Task Manager not always opening on Windows 8. I recently upgraded my pc from Windows 7 to Windows 8. And it seems that the Windows 8 Task Manager doesn't always pop up if ...
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Can't change process priority in Windows 7
I need to use MATLAB in realtime, but when I go to the Task Manager and try to change it, it's giving me an error:
Unable to set Realtime priority. The priority was set to High instead.
I tried ...
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Processor utilization percentage for multiple, multicore processors
I have a Windows Server 2008 machine with two processors:
Intel Xeon CPU E5630 @2.53Ghz, 2533Mhz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors
Intel Xeon CPU E5630 @2.53Ghz, 2533Mhz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical ...
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Menu Tab not coming in Windows Task Manager [duplicate]
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Task manager menu, titlebar and tabs have disappeared
I am facing a problem with my Windows 7. I am not getting options that are shown above like the menu tab in my task ...
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Can I set a delay on startup programs that are shown on Windows 8 Task Manager?
Microsoft created a new feature on Windows 8 that allow users to manage startup programs on Windows Task Manager:
We can Disable or Enable programs that Windows show us that are having "High" ...
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How to set “Process Priority” and “Process Affinity” on Windows 8?
On Windows 7 everything we must do to set
"Process Priority"(to Low \ Below Normal \ Normal \ Above Normal \ High \ Realtime)
or to set
"Process Affinity"(to choose wich processor core would run ...
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Why are there multiple Chrome instances running even though I only have one window (only one tab) open? [duplicate]
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Multiple chrome.exe in Task Manager
In Windows Task Manager it seems that I have multiple Chrome processes running, even though I only have one Chrome window open.
How ...
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Tasklist remote login failure
Edit: Rewrote question to include updates and full current status.
I am attempting to connect a Windows XP (client) to a Windows 7 (Server) using tasklist. Currently, I have had no luck with this, ...
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I can't remove a tiny window
There is a tiny window that I am unable to identify or close. It is big enough for me to move but I can't seem to stretch it to make it bigger, I can't close it. It does not appear to be any of the ...
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How can I automatically adjust the affinity of a process after it is started?
I want to open some programs in the startup without affecting the performance and I want to create shortcuts to them on my startup folder.
If I can do this with adding modifiers at the end of the ...
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Why is “sqlservr” causing regular CPU spikes?
I have checked the services, CPU and I have noticed that indeed it is sqlservr.exe that grabs the attention of my CPU (the next screenshot shows a short peak in sqlservr's CPU usage).
It happens ...
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Task Manager not Displaying Correctly [duplicate]
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Task manager menu, titlebar and tabs have disappeared
When I launch the task manager for windows it displays but incorrectly, below is a screenshot of how it looks:
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Windows Task Schedule: How to disable taskeng.exe from popping up upon task initialization?
After a lot of fiddling around, I managed to launch a php script through Windows 7 Task Manager that mines data from the Twitter API every 5 minutes. The Task properties are as follows:
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How can I change what columns are visible in Task Manager?
I am missing the Memory category tab in Task Manager.
How can I make it re-appear? Or what can I do to add/remove a column?
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Determining the URL of an active Chrome process via Task Manager
Given the following screenshot as an example:
How would you determine which subprocess of Chrome is chewing the most memory? Is this possible with Windows Task Manager (specifically on Windows 7, ...
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Task Manager and memory usage
I'm a little bit confused about Task Manager and usage memory.
Is the sum of all memory processes equal to the physical memory used?
This is a picture of my Task Manager ordered by memory usage high ...
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What advantages does Ending Task have over Ending Process?
From what I know, everytime we want to stop an app (or a frozen app), we will go TaskManager, select the app, Go to Process and terminate the process. "Ending Process" is preferred over "Ending Task" ...
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Does Simply Opening Task Manager Jog the System?
I swear it's just in my head, but when my Windows computer hangs or freezes, I find that opening Task Manager (by either Ctrl-Alt-Del > Task Manager or Ctrl-Shift-Esc) sometimes seems to jog the ...
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How can I recognize a running batch file in task manager?
I run a few batch files as SYSTEM (as services) and they appear as cmd.exe in tasklist. Sometimes I need to terminate one of them but I cannot decide which cmd.exe to terminate.
Plus; I run many ...
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Cached memory refers to both cached memory (that is currently usable) and used memory (that was previous cached)?
Hi all I was trying to confirm my understanding of "standby list" and "modified list" as stated in this article.
Is it true that "Cached memory" (as shown in the image below) refers to memory that ...
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Why is csrss.exe running 169 times?
When I noticed that opening many tabs (10 to 20) in Google Chrome took an increased time with every new one I looked into Process Hacker and discovered 169 csrss.exe processes. I've never seen that ...
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Utility to filter processes, or to view/kill old processes easily?
I have been looking for a Windows utility like Process Explorer or Process Hacker, but with any or all of these features:
Ability to filter processes shown (exclude OR include, either is fine)
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How can I make Windows Task Manager keep it's position and size upon reopening?
When I open Windows Task Manager in Windows XP with SP3 it opens in the top left corner and it occupies a very small part of the screen. If I resize and reposition it to fill most of the screen when I ...
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Where do I find the device drivers in the task manager?
While running an OS all the drivers of keyboard, mouse, graphic card, nic must be in memory in order to be accessed by the CPU, right?
Each driver should be a process or at least a thread of a ...
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Can't end any process in Task Manager
For some reason I can't end any processes in Task Manager; I get an access denied error.
I am on an administrator account, and the processes I'm trying to terminate are not vital - e.g. even if I ...
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Windows Process/Tasks over wmic?
There is a way to get the list of all running process/taks on Windows using the wmic interface? Is there is another way other than the windows task manager?
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what can impact windows performance besides Page File Usage, Available Physical memory and CPU usage?
Usually if windows is running slow (e.g. takes 7 seconds to open an explorer folder when it is usually sub-second), I identify that something chewing up memory or CPU. However, sometimes both are ...
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Incorrect information in windows task manager
I was uploading some files so I decided to look at windows task manager to see what my network usage was. It seemed correct, but when I looked at the total bytes sent during uptime it said I had sent ...
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Offline task management software [closed]
I wish to have an offline task management software that could reside in System tray from where i could manage my tasks for the day.
My OS: Windows 7. should support windows vista & XP as well.
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What do the extra columns in the Task Manager on XP do?
What do the columns that are not shown by default in the XP Task Manager do?
Specifically the VM Size, Page Faults and Mem Delta columns
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virus infection & task manager [duplicate]
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What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
For some time, my Task Manager is greyed out when I right click on the taskbar. It's even not shown in the ...
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Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to open the Windows Task Manager?
I open Task Manager very often. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to open the Windows Task Manager?
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automatic end useless processes
in WIN 7 if you open windows with administrator username, you will have lots and lots of procceses active.
But if I login with guest I will have 70% less processes, but still enough for what I need. ...
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Task Manager always crashes [duplicate]
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Task manager always crashes within a few seconds
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application ...
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Task manager always crashes within a few seconds
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc3ee
Fault Module Name: ...
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Task Manager always crashes within 1 or 2 seconds. Solutions?
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc3ee
Fault Module Name: ...
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Schost.exe process cannot be stopped
I have this process running called schost.exe and its description on task manager is PDVDLaunchPolicy.exe. It runs when I switch on my pc, and when I try to stop process, it automatically runs again.
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Task Manager: Overall cpu usage + idle process cpu usage > 100%
On Windows XP SP3, in Task Manager I assume that the "System Idle Process" is not counted as part of the overal "CPU Usage", therefore at any time the sum of both should be 100%, which seems to be ...
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What's the easiest way to save Task Manager's Processes tab as a CSV file?
I want to get the information in the Task Manager's Processes tab into Excel.
I want to do this because I am trying to make an image to deploy to a few workstation and need to see what I should ...
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Run task manager as another user (admin)
Is it possible to run the Windows Task Manager as another user, i.e. as an admin? Our users run with limited privileges, so it would be helpful if I could task manager as an administrator to kill a ...
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Tool which finds which process is causing the heavy hard drive activity?
Sometimes my Windows 7 system is accessing the hard drive heavily for several minutes and it slows down the machine considerably.
Is there a tool which tells me which process is causing it? That ...
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Program that can keep me on task?
Okay, so lately I've been getting really distracted by the computer and I often neglect to do some things that I should be doing every day, such as getting exercise and studying. What I would like is ...
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What is Windows Priority and Affinity and what advatanges does it provide?
What exactly is Priority and Affinity (found within Task Manager) and what are they used for:
In what situations should/could they be used and what advantages are found while customizing these ...
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Is there a “deep” task manager available in Windows XP akin to Windows 7 and Vista? [duplicate]
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Good Alternatives to Windows Task Manager
Is there a good task manager or utility for Windows XP that gives deep visibility into the processes and threads running on the ...
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strange processes on Windows
can somebody explain how can I delete unnecessary processes on windows? For example I deleted icq, but I still have some icq processes on Windows Task Manager.
Every time when I start my windows I ...
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What does “Virtualization” in the Task Manager on Windows do?
If I open up the list of running processes in the Task Manager on my Windows Vista. Then I can right-click on a process and chose "Virtualization". Not much happens after that.
What does this really ...
