Processes and Lots of Em

Nerin

i have CCleaner,used it, worked great, but while im still trying to tidy up my system, ive all these processes running,an ive no idea what they are and whether i should get rid of them or not.

screenshots of my taskmanager

aidan_walsh

In that screenshot, none of them are doing anything and thus not causing a drain on the processor. Further, many are small and wouldn't cause much drain on RAM. I'm not sure what you're question is.

Nerin

just wondering whether i should leave them alone or not.
from what you said i guess they aren't doing any damage

NotMe

Try Process Explorer for a better view of what the different processes are. It's much more detailed than task manager.

Sherifu

You can check them out on those different process library sites if you're worried.

PogMoThoin

Get Startup inspector, it'll google them all for you and tell you if there recommended to be turned off

masterwriter

Nerin wrote: »

i have CCleaner,used it, worked great, but while im still trying to tidy up my system, ive all these processes running,an ive no idea what they are and whether i should get rid of them or not.

screenshots of my taskmanager

http://www.answersthatwork.com/ click on task list

mathias

Google each one and find out what it is , just type the name into the search bar.

Generally , a good rule is , unless you know what it is , leave it alone.

It is not good to delete stuff if you dont know what its for and that its safe to do so , and unless your a MCSE , you probably dont know what most of the files in your windows folder are for.

If its not broke , dont fix it. Best advice you will ever hear when it comes to software.