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Edge process
I did not understand why the number of processes is different between the Windows task manager and that of the browser
And I have the same number of processes in the Details tab as in the Process tab
Does the browser task manager not "list" all the processes ?
I think Windows task manager sees Edge differently than its own built in task manager.
obviously built-in task manager inside Edge is more accurate, showing exactly which process is for which extension or which tab.
another good article about this subject
https://blog.chromium.org/2008/09/multi-process-architecture.html
http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/multi-process-architecture
- You're welcome, to the future 🙂
- Ok thank you for your opinion
To see with the final version 🙂 - Random behavior and the experiments going on in the browser I guess
- Yes it's sure,
I did the tests under the same conditions, a single open tab, same extension, etc ...
That’s why I say it’s not normal
Unless Edge has random behavior - This:
"having 2 process behaviors for one and the same web page is not normal And with the same conditions of use"
because lots of things happen in the background that are not shown in the user interface. you need something like a debugging tool or reverse engineering tool (for proprietary or closed source programs like Edge insider) to know exactly what's happening.
simple things like number of open tabs are not accurate. - Who said what ?
- Who said that?
- Browser task manager works differently than Windows task manager.
still in these screenshots, the background processes are in their own section (below) and main Edge processes are in the Apps section (top).
the number of main processes depend of lots of parameters. it's not only about how many tabs you have open.
the NTP itself initiates lots of connections to various sources, even when it is set not to show news.
background sync and other processes also initiate connections and each one needs their own process. - Those are not background processes. they are main processed grouped under one name and they are in the Apps section.
Background processes reside in the second part of the task manager. - Nothing picky or anything,
the background process never appear in the Apps section, neither they are shown like that in your screenshots.
all of the sub processed of Microsoft Edge in the Apps section are the result of how Edge is configured.
Edge has lots of components and each run on their own process.
your 2nd part of the comment belongs to the Feedback hub app since it's related to Windows 10 or Windows in whole. Yes I understood for the background processes of Edge (background processes section)
What I don't understand is why, with the same web page, sometimes the processes in the background, are in the Apps section (with all the others) and sometimes, with this same web page, the processes in background are in the Background processes section (and separate)
Example of my 2 screens for the same web page
It's probably my "too picky" side, but I would prefer to have the background processes grouped in the Background processes section (like those in Application) and as is the case with other software
It would make it "cleaner" and more "serious" and differentiates Edge from Chrome, etc... 🙂
Oh sorry, now i got it 🙂
so as shown in the screenshot above, after sorting Task manager by "Name", there will only be 1 group of Microsoft Edge (Chromium based) in the Apps section. I couldn't make it 2. even after opening 2 windows and opening multiple inprivate mode windows, it stayed the same and all new processed went under it.
however, in the "background processes" section, there will be lots of Microsoft Edge processes. they are not the main processes though, as they are obviously separated.
lots of programs do this, Firefox, Google chrome, even non browser programs. they have 1 item in Apps section and multiple items in the Background Processes section.
It should be the way how Windows 10 handles programs, or maybe only x64 bit programs. I think to know more about it, we need a Windows 10 developer or engineer. since Windows is not open source, there aren't much info found on the Internet about how under the hood stuff works.
- There are explanations in links in my comment
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/edge-process/m-p/1062599/highlight/true#M18976 Hello
Could someone explain to me why on the same web page, at times I have this in the processes for Edge
And at times I have this
I know Canary is still a beta version, but here it's more "alpha" version
Thanks
PS: the behavior of the 1st screen is the best, for me