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r/Windows10 on Reddit: Hello Windows Community :) Is it normal to have so many background processes 2 minutes after startup?
January 29, 2023 - However, I can see 4.4GB of used RAM and 167 processes. A clean installation takes 1.6-1.8GB of RAM, so I suspect there is a lot of bloatware. The usual route is: go to your tray menu and see what lurks there. If there are stuff you don't need - uninstall or disable them from starting up via Task Manager...
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How to Fix Too Many Background Processes Running on a Windows PC
September 7, 2023 - As the name implies, startup processes begin running as soon as you boot your Windows PC. These programs are often responsible for your computer’s long startup times and run in the background even when unused. To reduce the number of startup processes, open the Task Manager and click on the Startup tab to open its menu.
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It is fairly normal to have a lot of processes in task manager these days. The days of lean and mean process number in Windows 7 are gone. Even a clean install will have a lot, but that's fine, it's how the OS was built. You mention delays though, without knowing what your hardware specs are, it'll be hard to tell if there is actually something going on there. Do note that on a fresh install of Windows, there will be a bit more going on in the background like indexing your files and that can affect performance a bit until it's done.
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If you have a factory Built PC, delete the bloatware... software that duplicates functions and utilities already built into Windows. Look at your software, if you have software installed that you use once a year, get rid of it. If you have McAffee, AVG or Norton Symantec AV software delete it/them. Enable Windows Defender, download and run scans with MBAM free now and again. Also install uBlock Origin as a browser add-on. Once you've cleaned house on your OS check your startups and disable the ones that you know you don't need running in the back ground. Google them if not sure. I also recommend Glary Utilities (free). If you take the time to dumb this software down, by going into it's settings disabling everything in the "General" settings, it has a pretty small footprint. Besides having a good number of utilities all in one place it also has a registry repair tool. Others may balk at this, but I have used this and cCleaners tool countless times on my own and others PCs over the past couple of decades and if there are corruptions and or conflicts this will make a noticeable improvement in you OS prformance. Much like doing a "sfc /scannow" at command prompt (as admin) for your OS system files. Do this as well just to check and see if you've had any file corruption. It will automatically fix what it can. If you have corruption then you have to find out why that is... and it's likley RAM issues or SSD/HDD issues. Anyhow, this should help. :)
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What background processes are okay to kill in Windows in order to speed up my PC? - Quora
Use Task Manager (Processes, Details, Services) or Autoruns for precise control. For services, use ... Killing background processes can free RAM and CPU cycles, but indiscriminate termination risks data loss, instability, or system reboot. Focus on non-system user processes, third-party services, and startup items you recognize as nonessential.
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I have so many programs running in the background on my PC. How do I get that fixed? - Quora
· · You can press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut key to open task Manager in Windows 10. In Task Manager window, you can tap Process tab to see all running applications and processes incl.
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A Guide to Fixing Too Many Background Processes on PCs
September 24, 2024 - Step 1: Open Task Manager and in the Processes tab, locate the processes that consume too much memory and CPU. Step 2: Then click End task to end the processes one by one. You can remove the third-party service processes to stop running in the ...
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4 Solutions to Fix Too Many Background Processes in Windows 10 - MiniTool
March 15, 2024 - You can press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager in Windows 10. In Task Manager window, you can tap Process tab to see all running applications and processes incl.
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Store probably runs for doing automatic update check.

To turn it off, go to Start -> Settings -> Privacy -> Background apps and set it to Off.
More info in the article: How to Turn On or Off Background Apps in Windows 10.

You might also in this case turn off automatically-applied updates by going to
Settings -> Update & Security -> Advanced options
and set "Choose how updates are installed", to "Notify to schedule restart."

For the calculator :

I believe that this Modern app is among those that Windows 10 tends to keep in memory if used once. It probably runs in suspended mode, using very little memory, ready to be launched quickly when called, which is more useful in a tablet than a computer.

Windows might forget about it if you kill it off a few times using the Task Manager before shutting down. If this works, I advise in the future to use a third-party calculator instead of the Modern one, or it will come back.

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Disabling the SuperFetch service can prevent applications from starting on their own.

We've found out that with SuperFetch running, some applications are started in the suspended state automatically once or twice an hour, even after you explicitly kill their processes. This happens for Windows Store/Modern UI/Metro apps like Photos, Calculator, Maps, Weather, Time and so on.

How to Disable SuperFetch

From the Command Line

Run this command under Administrator:

sc config sysmain start=disabled

Additionally, stop an already running SuperFetch:

sc stop sysmain

From the UI

  1. Press Windows+R, type services.msc and press Enter.
  2. Find SuperFetch in the list, and double-click it to open its properties.
  3. Set Startup type to Disabled.
  4. (Optional.) Click Stop to stop an already running SuperFetch.

  5. Click OK to save the changes.

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How-To Geek
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Windows Task Manager: The Complete Guide
October 14, 2023 - With More Details selected, the Task Manager includes the following tabs: Processes: A list of running applications and background processes on your system along with CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU, and other resource usage information.
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I started my PC and opened task manager and there are 30 to 50 tasks running in background. What should I do? - Quora
Many of the background tasks are related to Windows and shouldn’t be stopped. Check the task manager performance resource monitor to see if there are any non-Windows processes that are using high CPU or disk activity, and then search online for explanations of what these processes are and ...
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Windows Forum
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Ultimate Guide to Speed Up Windows 11 by Managing Background Processes | Windows Forum
April 27, 2025 - Apps you’ve forgotten, processes running from the initial install, “updater” daemons, and processes related to hardware accessories—all are visible. Crucially, Task Manager separates running items into “Apps” and “Background Processes.” The former are obvious: programs you started intentionally.
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What Are Background Processes On Task Manager
March 1, 2024 - Background processes on Task Manager are the programs and services that run on your computer in the background, without any visible user interface. These processes perform various tasks, such as system updates, security scans, and data ...
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Tom's Hardware Forum
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Question - 100s of processes running in Task Manager | Tom's Hardware Forum
January 10, 2023 - In terms of resources there are loads of Service Host processes running. All of this is not using much CPU, its only 1% when idle although they do seem to be using around 15% of memory. Its not my PC its my managers so I only have limit access to it. Thanks for all help so far. Richard · Click to expand... system looks like a normal low load. Windows will try to load programs into standby memory to use up some of the RAM that is not in use. Windows will also be running a background task to check the integrity of all of your drive space.
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BleepingComputer
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My computer has too many background processes and windows processes open. - Internal Hardware
November 10, 2025 - Your computer doesn't have too many processes running nor is it using too much memory when little to no apps are running. What you've posted is normal behaviour and nothing to worry about. I just checked my Task Manager and it currently shows 109 background processes and 114 Windows processes.
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"Background Task Host" - 30+ and growing entries in task manager | Windows 11 Forum
January 18, 2025 - I just happened to glance at the task manager, and noticed over 30 'Background Task Host' entries under 'Background Processes'. They are all at the 'parent' level, not 'children' under a parent process. They are all consuming 0 CPU, 0 memory, 0 disk, 0 network (so pretty benign, other than ...