Forum Discussion
Ginss
Aug 06, 2026Brass Contributor
What are all those services running in Task Manager?
I'm trying to understand all the services running in Task Manager, as there are many background processes with unfamiliar names and I'm unsure which ones are essential for Windows to function properl...
KapilArya
Aug 06, 2026MVP
There are lots of different system services in Windows. If you suspect that some service is causing high use of resources such as CPU, memory, a disk, try to perform a clean boot:
Once you identify a third-party service that is causing high usage of system resources, you can simply uninstall the associated program or app resolve the issue.
Important: Kindly do not attempt to mess with system services and try to disable them, otherwise they may break features on your Windows operating system.