Btw this is from a custom gaming PC I built and personally use.
Yes, it is normal for the out-of-the-box installation to have 70 processes running. Using SysInternals Process Explorer would show that many of them are actually services that are on by default, and some others are system processes.
For the most part, I will say yes. With Windows 10 Task Manager you are able to see a number of tasks running as system.
For example, if I run Google Chrome (1x Tab) I have the following processes listed in task manager:
If you are unsure of a process, you can search online using task manager:
There are (to my knowledge) no updated process list for windows applications, however
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Some of my games have been crashing recently, so I open task manager to see what's sucking up all my ram. I see I have at least 200+ background processes running, taking up about 24 percent of my ram at any given time. (I have 32g of ram btw) Is this normal or should I do a purge?
Hi, good day! I'm Jerico T., I understand that you're having some issues right now, I'll do my best to help you with your concern.
The Clean Boot is the best way to close or disable applications/programs that are less needed for your computer to startup. Rest assured that it's safe and you don't have to reset your device, you just have to restart it.
Closing or disabling programs one by one might be risky because you might disable important background processes. You may refer to the link below for the complete definition of Clean Boot and for the step-by-step instructions on how to perform Clean Boot.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...
Please do let me know if you need any further assistance.
Hope this help. Have a good day.
Thank you,
Jerico T.
Thank you for your quick response. Clean boot is a troubleshooting method that will disable any third-party applications that are less needed for your computer. You can also select the applications that you only want to disable, same thing if you want to enable them again. If you don't want to perform clean boot, that's fine. We can try to check your startup programs by performing the steps below.
- Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to open task manager.
- Click the Startup apps tab.
- Disable any apps that you don't want to start when you boot your computer.
- Restart your device.
Regards,
Jerico T.
I have 224 processes running here.
There is no number that you *should* have. The number is irrelevant. The only thing that's important is *what* they are.
Are you having a problem with your computer's performance? If so, please describe the problem in detail. If not, don't worry about it.
I currently have 176 processes, and my computer runs like a charm. There is no 'right' number - you have what you need. The whole idea behind processes is to break large programs in many small pieces known as processes, and then execute only the processes that are needed. This provides two great advantages: it helps your computer to run faster; and it reduces the possibility that an entire program will crash.