Questions tagged [process]
A process is a binary program running continuously on a computer (until terminated) which is managed by the operating system.
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Can I force a user to run a process?
User account m is a standard account. User account a is an admin account. Basically I want the make sure that process p.exe always runs whenever m is logged in and m cannot kill the process; and that ...
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With a single window, Firefox quits with CTRL SHIFT Q, but doesn't quit when I close the last window. Is that new and is there a setting?
When I close the last firefox window, it still lives in the task manager. I am on windows.
This behavior is annoying, because launching firefox from a shortcut create a new empty window, instead of my ...
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Why can’t I kill a process under Windows 11?
My friend has a Windows 11 laptop with a stuck process. It survives powering off the system. The name of the process is SETUP.EXE, and apparently it came from something he previously installed and ...
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If any Python process is running, keep the screen on - Windows 11
In the power settings, my computer is configured to turn off the screen after 2 hours of inactivity.
In all of my Python projects that I run at random times during my day I add a function that runs in ...
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Task Manager not showing running apps under “Apps” section (Windows 11)
I’m using Windows 11 and recently noticed that Task Manager is not showing any running applications under the “Apps” section, even though I clearly have programs open (e.g., browser, file explorer, ...
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Why did the “cefprocess.exe” stop working while trying to play the standalone version of War Thunder?
I play the standalone version of War Thunder on PC (3090 FE with the newest drivers, i7-13700K, Windows 11 Pro, 64GB 6000MT/s RAM with XMP on). I've had no issues with it, except that recently, a few ...
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Kill a process without sending a term signal in win11?
I want to close a program without triggering the actions the program performs when it knows it's closing. Task Manager and taskkill both ask a program to close, and are not solutions for this question....
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Why is a suspicious “EasyTuneEngineService” taking up RAM?
I have noticed recently that every day when my computer turns on this service I never installed that looks suspiciously like spyware/bloatware auto starts as well.
I have never heard of ...
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Is there a way to keep track of all processes created by an application (specifically chromium) and kill them all when it is closed on CachyOS?
In CachyOS (which is arch-based) is there a way to keep track of all processes created by a specific application, ideally with low CPU overhead, and kill them all when the application is closed? I'm ...
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How to find out which process to unblock in Lulu to allow Xcode to download a component?
I want to be surgical and allow only the rule/process or rules/processes that are blocking this download. I'm trying to avoid blanket disabling Lulu and then reenabling. There are too many Apple rules ...
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Why is PowerShell not storing the process ID with Start-Process?
I am using PowerShell to start Chrome and then kill it. Start-Process gets the PID, but when I try to kill Chrome it says PID does not exist.
The script:
$myp = Start-Process "chrome.exe" -...
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"Extension: Google Hangouts" process keeps popping up
According to the task manager, this process takes up a lot of memory, so I'd really like to remove it. I suspect that it appeared after I opened Gmail, but I'm unaware of any ways to check this.
I don'...
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Why do Linux systems have so much committed memory?
I recently became curious about how different OSes manage memory. I know Linux has an OOM killer and that idea has always bothered me. It seems really bad to allow programs to allocate and then kill ...
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Export the Command Line column from Task Manager
In Task Manager, there is a column Command line.
I would like to export this information to a CSV. It would also be useful to capture the memory column, with results like so:
Process | Command Line |...
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"System" process is causing regular CPU usage spikes
Ever since I booted up my computer today, a process called "System:4" (according to Process Explorer) has been spiking up to 30% CPU usage every 30 seconds or so. A second process called &...
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