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Process Information: What is csrss.exe?

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 [...]

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Process Information: What is ctfmon.exe?

If you run windows then you must have seen this process running in the background. This is a very common process and appears each time you try to remove from the startup list.

Ctfmon.exe is a common and useful process related to the Microsoft Office Suite. It does the important work of controlling the Alternative User [...]

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What is Jqs.exe and How to disable it?

For all you people wondering what this process Jqs.exe is and what it is doing in our system, here are the required details.

What is Jqs.exe?
When you open the Task Manager you may note that a process named Jqs.exe is running in the background. It consumes a small part of the memory but surely a useful [...]

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What is GrooveMonitor.exe and How to remove it?

If after installing Microsoft Office 2007 you have been wondering what is GrooveMonitor.exe and from where does it come from then here is the information about its existence.

What is GrooveMonitor.exe?
GrooveMonitor.exe is a service that gets installed when you install Microsoft Office 2007 and belongs to GrooveMonitor utility. This means it tracks Microsoft Groove behavior and [...]

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Process Information: What is alg.exe?

Alg.exe is one of the common processes running in almost every machine running Windows. So here are the details on this process.

What is alg.exe and why is it running?
Alg.exe is a process that is a part of Application Layer Gateway Service which is a component of the Windows Operating System. The service is used by [...]

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Process Information: What is winlogon.exe?

Winlogon.exe is the common process running in almost every machine running Windows. So here are the details on this process.
What is winlogon.exe and why is it running?

As suggested by the name of the process, this is a process that is related to the Windows Login Manager. Winlogon.exe handles all the login and logout procedures on [...]

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Process Information: What is wmiprvse.exe?

You must have seen this process running in the task manager but if this has made you confused as what it is and what purpose does it serve, then read here.

What is wmiprvse.exe and why is it running?
Wmiprvse.exe is a process that is linked to the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It is a Microsoft Windows-based [...]

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Process Information: What is Explorer.exe?

There are so many processes running in the computer that they can confuse anyone. People have always wondered that why there are so many processes running in the system? To remove this confusion and to provide extra information on these processes, I am starting with this new thread that will tell the people “what process [...]

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Description of Svchost.exe

Wondering what is Svchost.exe and what role does it play in running our system? There are whole lots of svchost.exe processes running in background and we even can’t kill them.

What is svchost.exe?
Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. [...]

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