Windows Task Manager allows us to monitor processes, services, and running applications and also provides control over these so they can be voluntarily ended if needed. There is a replacement for Task Manager that offers more and takes it to the next level, enabling you to end processes at a predetermined time. This replacement is [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Process Lasso Pro Review
Process Lasso Pro is offered for free today at the giveaway of the day website. We have reviewed the free version of the process management software Process Lasso back in 2008 and liked it despite its limitations. Process Lasso can be best described as a software that will automatically adjust process priorities based on a [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Process Blocker
The Windows application Process Blocker has been designed to provide system administrators and computer technicians with a security tool that can be easily distributed on a computer network to prevent unauthorized program starts. The program is currently in beta stage and has not completed the goal yet but it comes with a functional feature set [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
Windows Application Monitor Kiwi
Kiwi is a Windows application monitor that gives the user the options to monitor selected applications, display all kind of statistics and define rules if certain criteria are met. Applications can be added by clicking on the Add button in the main interface or by adding them directly by opening the window that is displaying [...]
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Grouped Access Tools
Grouped Access Tools (GAT) is an advanced Windows Process Manager which can hold its grounds on many levels against the popular Process Explorer. There is definitely room for improvement especially on the visual side which Process Explorer handles professionally. Grouped Access Tools is more of a hidden gem that shows its beauty only to those [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Bill2′s Process Manager
Oh not, not another process manager. I hear you, really. But Bill2′s Process Manager is something special, at least I think it is. It is optimized for multi core systems and compatible to Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The first thing that you should do after installing the application is to switch the [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
End multiple programs at once
It sometimes is a good idea to close most processes and programs at once. Could be helpful if you want to run a very resource intensive program or an application asks you to close all programs open before continuing. This happens when you install some programs or run utilities like scandisk or defrag.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Find out if a process is malicious
You see lots of processes when you start your taskmanager, svhost.exe, csrss.exe, winlogon.exe and many more. A user who never dealt with those executables before has a hard time figuring out which are safe and which could be malicious because normally you can’t say which program is using those files. A question like “Is svhost.exe a virus, is it safe ?” is normal and can be answered using the methods described below.