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Windows 7 x64 - How to minimize backround applications?

  • 11-03-2016 11:38AM
    #1
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭


    On my Windows 7 laptop (old and slow) I run one program at a time only.

    I use it for live capture of photography images direct from a camera.

    It has FireWire, which I must have for one of the cameras, so changing it would be a pain.

    The problem, with only 3Gb RAM, frequent reboots are required.

    How can I configure it so that only the bare necessity of required applications are running, alongside the one photography program I'm using at that time?

    I presume it's via Task Manager, but how?

    Thanks.

    D.


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  • #2
    Moon54
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭Moon54


    Before you start check the number of processes (tick 'all users') in Task manager. Anything over 60 is probably too much.

    Get CCleaner, it's free; http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
    Go to Tools/Startup/Windows and disable anything that's not needed. (Can always be re-enabled again if needed)
    Check 'Scheduled Tasks' tab and disable any unneeded items there. (Keep any update ones enabled like Adobe updater)
    I usually like to keep start-up items to a minimum so I just have Anti-Virus & Google drive enabled.

    That's not all you can do, though.
    Run Junkware Removal Tool; http://filehippo.com/download_junkware_removal_tool/
    &
    also it's worth running Adwcleaner https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

    After all that, check your process number again, should be down to about 45-55.


  • #3
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    Moon54 wrote: »
    Before you start check the number of processes (tick 'all users') in Task manager. Anything over 60 is probably too much.

    Get CCleaner, it's free; http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
    Go to Tools/Startup/Windows and disable anything that's not needed. (Can always be re-enabled again if needed)
    Check 'Scheduled Tasks' tab and disable any unneeded items there. (Keep any update ones enabled like Adobe updater)
    I usually like to keep start-up items to a minimum so I just have Anti-Virus & Google drive enabled.

    That's not all you can do, though.
    Run Junkware Removal Tool; http://filehippo.com/download_junkware_removal_tool/
    &
    also it's worth running Adwcleaner https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

    After all that, check your process number again, should be down to about 45-55.

    Many thanks! 👌

    D.


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