When you turn on your Windows PC, hundreds of processes run along with the programs in the background. As they are not visible, we focus on programs or windows that we see. From the startup apps to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can control which apps and processes automatically start up with your computer. You can control which apps ...

PhoneLink (or YourPhone) is an official application from Microsoft that allows you to get notifications, view files, and use apps from your phone on Windows PC. It is a separate application and keeps ...

You can use the right-click menu for a process and access the location of the associated application. Related: What is igfxTray.exe? Is it safe? Can I disable it? Is the Resume process a virus or ...

Bobby Ekwere asked “Is there any free software that allows me to see and disable unwanted programs running in the background?” Probably, but I know something better than free software for this job: ...

Windows 11 has been out for a few years now, and while it offers genuine improvements over previous Windows versions, it also comes with a fair amount of baggage. For PC gamers, that "baggage" means ...

Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...

Background file activity never stops on Windows — here is how to see it.