Ctrl-Alt-Del – Items in Task Manager
Have you ever pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del on your PC, looked in the Task Manager Processes tab and wondered what all those programs currently running were?
- You may have pressed those three keys because your computer was hung and you wanted to reboot your computer.
- Maybe you have wanted to end some of those programs because the Microsoft Scan Disk or Defrag utilities are not completing or because your PC is running very slowly and you want to find out “who” is responsible.
- Or maybe, your like me and wonder – How did all this junk get loaded, what is it, and is it safe to end it or stop it from running?
Well, I have found a couple of sites that attempt to identify all those application running in the background. These should help you identify applications or services and give you clues as to if it is part of the operating system, a device connected to your computer, or installed software. After you identify it, then you can make a decision on if you need to uninstall and reinstall some software, update or reinstall a devices software driver, or prevent the software from loading …
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