

At the top, you will find CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, and GPU (graphics card) usage. You can close task manager when done like any program by clicking the X in the top right.Īs you probably noticed, Task Manager has a whole lot else going on. You want to be sure not to close any necessary Windows apps (lsass.exe and csrss.exe, for example), or Windows could crash or shut down. If you know the program name, it might be best to search for "program name process name" to ensure you end the correct task. Because there are millions of apps available, a little common sense helps. To close a Background process, you might need more familiarity with what program is causing the issue. To close an app, locate it by name, right-click and choose end task. Background Processes is a good bet to find malware processes, apps you're not familiar with, or apps you didn't know we're running. Background Processes are apps always running in the background and starting with Windows. Apps are any apps you are currently running, and if you have an app that won't close, it will be here. You will see two categories - Apps and Background Processes.

Select Task Manager, and the blue screen will close, and Task Manager will pop up. There should be a blue screen and a handful of choices. There are also 8 ways to open the Task Manager. To get to Task Manager, press CTRL + Alt + Delete. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks
