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  2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Optimize Startup Processes: Use Task Manager (Windows) or Activity Monitor (macOS) to identify and disable unnecessary background processes and services that consume system resources.

  3. Task Manager (Windows) - Wikipedia

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    Task Manager, previously known as Windows Task Manager, is a task manager, system monitor, and startup manager included with Microsoft Windows systems. It provides information about computer performance and running software, including names of running processes, CPU and GPU load, commit charge, I/O details, logged-in users, and Windows services.

  4. Background process - Wikipedia

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    A background process is a computer process that runs behind the scenes (i.e., in the background) and without user intervention. [1] Typical tasks for these processes include logging, system monitoring, scheduling, [ 2 ] and user notification.

  5. Settings A-Z - AOL Help

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    Get answers to your AOL Mail, login, Desktop Gold, AOL app, password and subscription questions. Find the support options to contact customer care by email, chat, or phone number.

  6. Safe mode - Wikipedia

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    Mozilla Firefox's safe mode allows the user to remove extensions which may be preventing the browser from loading. Internet Explorer can run in "No Add-Ons" mode and Protected Mode. Cydia's MobileSubstrate also has a safe mode that allows the user to uninstall tweaks and extensions that may crash the SpringBoard.

  7. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, right-click the Norton icon, and then click Disable Smart Firewall. Note: If you don't see the icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal the hidden icons.

  8. Daemon (computing) - Wikipedia

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    The term was coined by the programmers at MIT's Project MAC.According to Fernando J. Corbató, who worked on Project MAC around 1963, his team was the first to use the term daemon, inspired by Maxwell's demon, an imaginary agent in physics and thermodynamics that helped to sort molecules, stating, "We fancifully began to use the word daemon to describe background processes that worked ...

  9. Process management (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Process creation in Windows is done through the CreateProcessA() system call. A new process runs in the security context of the calling process, but otherwise runs independently of the calling process. Methods exist to alter the security context in which a new processes runs. New processes are assigned identifiers by which they can be accessed.