There are quite a number of ways to look at running processes on Linux systems – to see what’s running, the resources that processes are using, how the system is affected by the load and how memory is ...

There are certain situations when you would want to find the process start and end time in Windows 11/10. For example, as you try to troubleshoot an application, or if there are too many processes ...

Q: My computer is running slow and I wonder if the 55 “processes” Windows Task Manager lists has anything to do with it. Surely I don’t need all of them. How can I determine what is needed and what is ...

We don’t know what processes and executables are running on our computer if we don’t check the list in the Task Manager. There might be some malware or programs that are not permitted generally ...

When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command. When you want a process to ...

Several background processes are constantly running on your Windows PC and laptop to ensure the smooth operation of your computer. On average, 60-90 background processes run on a Windows PC in ...

One of the simplest ways to run a command in the background is by appending an ampersand (&) at the end of the command. This method instructs the shell to execute the command as a separate background ...

When you close the Firefox Internet browser, you expect the application to stop running completely. Sometimes, though, certain Firefox files continue to run in the background, causing your computer to ...

Q. When I go to my Windows XP “Task Manager” screen and look at the processes, there are usually 60 of them running. What really NEEDS to be running? How do I know what ones I should end process, and ...