If you are more into process details then you must have come across this process called GoogleUpdate.exe. You must have noticed this annoying process after you have installed Google product like Google Chrome browser or any other Google Product.
What is GoogleUpdate.exe process?
GoogleUpdate.exe is an update process from Google that runs on its own in the [...]
Every process that runs in the computer has a corresponding process running in background but listed in the task manager. There can be several processes that can run simultaneously and we can also choose which process should be given higher priority.
In Windows we can select the priority of a process running in the Task Manager [...]
Windows task manager is quite simple and don’t have much of the features so if you are looking for some task manager that can give you enough information of the processes running in the background then you should try this process explorer called System Explorer.
Though I have mentioned about the replacement task managers but this [...]
One of our readers submitted this problem of not being able to view the names of the users under the User Name tab of the Task Manager while System was listed as usual.
This is very unusual thing and can happen immediately after the system is booted up that is before the system is fully processed. [...]
Windows default Task Manager provides capabilities to manage the processes on the local system but it cannot be used to manage the processes of the computer connected to a network.
So if you ever wanted to manage and control the processes running in the background of a remote computer then this can be done easily with [...]
Viewing the processes in the Task Manager is bit complicated and if we need to explore the processes for the images, icons or cursors then what should we do?
Here is a small tool that can easily explore the images, icons and cursors in the running processes called ImageExplorer. The setup is less than 100KB and [...]
There are several processes running in the system at a specific time and Windows automatically sets the priority of each process.
Priority to any process can be set using the Task Manager however it will be till the process gets completed and if you run the process again it will start again with the default priority.
So [...]
Many of us must have seen this process named msmgs.exe in the Task Manager and wondering what process is it?
On this week’s Process Information, here are the details of this process and why is it running in the computer.
What is msmgs.exe?
Msmgs.exe is a process which is registered as the W32.Alcarys.B, W32.Alcarys.G worm. The virus distributes [...]
If you have been wondering what this process named mDNSResponder.exe is and what is it doing there in the computer then here are the details.
If you have Apple iTunes installed in your system then you must have seen this process one or the other day in your task manager. The mDNSResponder.exe process is related to [...]
If you have been using Windows Vista OS then you must have come across a process named dwm.exe
Dwm.exe stands for Desktop Window Manager and is normally found in the Windows Vista OS. The process is responsible for the graphical effects in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system such as 3D effects, live windows previews and windows [...]
You have seen Rundll32.exe as a process and also as a malicious program, the following article will help you understanding it.
There are huge collections of DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries) in our system that is responsible for storing application logic in the computer. There is no genuine way to launch the required .dll file in the [...]
If you have been wondering what process csrss.exe is and why it is running, then here are the details.
Csrss.exe is a process used by the Microsoft Client Server Runtime Server Subsystem and hence is the process name csrss.exe. The process is used for managing the majority of the graphical instruction.
Why is it necessary?
Csrss.exe is necessary [...]
