How to Delete Processes From the Vista Task Manager

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Tip 1 - How to kill unwanted processes and applications that slow down Windows

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by PPC Domingo | permalink

Windows PCs run a whole lot of code in the background, much of which slows you down and provides little or no benefit. Here's how to stop them.

For further reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2455471/how-to-kill-unwanted-processes-and-applications-that-slow-down-windows.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - 20 Windows processes you can kill to make your PC run quicker | Tips | Softonic

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Michael Beck | permalink

20 Windows processes you can kill to make your PC run quicker. In Windows, all processes are listed in the Task Manager. Among the processes that use the most resources, some are useful, while others run...
Tags: Utilities, Windows, Tips

For further reading: http://features.en.softonic.com/20-windows-processes-you-can-kill ^[2]

Tip 3 - 15 Task Manager tips for a faster PC

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gilberto Minczuk | permalink

Fix poor performance and crashes in Windows 7 and Vista

For further reading: http://www.techradar.com/us/news/computing/pc/15-task-manager-tips-for-a-faster-pc-649623 ^[3]

Tip 4 - Close programs running in the background in Windows

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Daryl Kulak | permalink

How do I reduce the number of programs that run in the background in Windows? Closing programs running in the background on your computer can free up system resources for your other programs. This...

For further reading: https://customer.real.com/hc/en-us/articles/204039463-Close-programs-running-in-the-background-in-Windows ^[4]

Tip 5 - Reclaim Memory by Mastering Windows' Task Manager

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ju 00e 9ru 00f 4me Borie | permalink

The best way to speed up your PC is to give it more available memory—but freeing up as much of the memory you already have is cheaper and easier than cracking open your case to install a new stick of RAM. It takes a lot of memory to get a modern Windows system up and ... well, not doing anything in particular, really. Between cryptic system processes, confusing "helper" applications, and background utilities, a whole lot of who-knows-what gobbles up memory and slows down your work. While a lot of programs claim to optimize memory use and pare down processes, Windows' built-in Task Manager can do the job just fine, given the right tools and know-how. Today you'll extend and empower Windows' Task Manager to speed up your system by cutting out unnecessary memory hogs. Read more Read more How do you keep your Windows machine running light and fast? What built-in processes and apps have you found pretty much useless? Go ahead, call them out in the comments and share any other hard-won memory-freeing tips.
Tags: Feature, Downloads, Memory, Open Sourcery, Optimization, RAM, Task manager, Top, Utilities, Windows, Windows Tip, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Tip, Windows XP, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/356876/reclaim-memory-by-mastering-windows-task-manager ^[5]