Microsoft Edge runs in the background to launch faster and provide notifications. Because of this, it consumes power and resources even when suspended in Windows 11/10. But if you want, you can ...

One common feature most programs and applications on Windows 8 share is the ability to run in the background, enabling you to quickly reopen or relaunch programs after you close them. If your computer ...

Have you ever wondered why new PCs always start out so fast then after just a year of use it starts to slow down? Well, one of the biggest reasons is because of all the startup programs that are ...

You can shut down any background app in Windows 7 through the Task Manager, but this isn't a permanent solution. If the app's own settings tell it to load at startup, it will run again in the ...

If you've ever taken a casual glance at the Processes tab in your Windows Task Manager, you'd know that every version of Windows has a lot of programs and processes running in the background, many of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it comes to mobile phones, there is rarely a device that always has perfect battery life.

Every time you start your PC, Windows checks in more than a dozen places to see if you (or, more likely, some program you installed) has specified that a program should start automatically. Those auto ...