How do I reduce the amount of processes running on my PC?
Sorry I forgot to mention I'm on Windows 7. I'm trying to get Orange Box to run smoother on my system and I read around and heard too many background processes can sap a lot of processing power. I'm running Orange Box on the lowest settings and I easily meat the minimum requirements to run it. From my brief searching around on the internet I got the idea that I'm running way too many processes, but from what you guys are saying 80 processes aren't that many? If not what else can I do to clean up my system to make it run faster in general? Sorry I'm new to this stuff so pardon me if I leave out any useful information.
Accidentally deleted some processes from task manager?
I accidentally closed a bunch of processes from the task manager and now my computer is really messed up! How do I fix it...and undelete those things? My comp. starts normally then goes black for about 15 mins, then I can log in, then it just shows my desktop background and nothing else for about 15 more mins. and then it starts to work normally. HELP!
Are Windows XP process/registry cleaners worth the money?
I can't answer about the Process cleaners because I control the processes that are running by the programs that start at boot up. You can do this as follows. A major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. Go to Start > Run > type in msconfig in the box and click OK. This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Startup” tab. It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK. Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect. WARNING: Don’t go into the other tabs and start deleting things. You will probably give yourself major headaches if you do that. Stay focused on the Startup List only. Regarding the Registry Cleaners, yes they work and it is necessary to maintain your registry. Lot's of people don't realize that a PC requires maintainence to keep it running efficiently. The hard drive gets badly fragmented and the registry gets poluted with partial and obsolete entries simply from everyday activity on your PC. I'd recommend a reg cleaner very strongly and you should run it at least once or twice a week. There are several available for free at http://www.download.com or http://www.zdnet.com I bought Registry Mechanic and use it religiously. Hope this helps.
PC GAMING QUESTION. my son got a gaming PC for Christmas. Gtx 1060 graphics card, 1 TB, 250SSD, Intel i5 processor?
He wants to play fortnite and stream on twitch. But when we does this the stream is very laggy and lagging behind. Is this PC powerful enough for this??? I apologise I don t know anything about computers