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Managing Resource-Intensive Background Processes when Mounting External HDDs in Windows 11
When mounting an external HDD in Windows 11, users may notice high resource background processes. Unmounting or disconnecting the drive soon after plugging it in may not be a viable solution, as Windows Explorer can use massive disk usage (over 100MB/s) for up to 10 minutes. This article provides tips and strategies for managing these resource-intensive background processes.
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Excel RAM Usage: Ratcheting Up with Background Processes
Two computers, running only Office applications, experience increasing RAM usage in Excel. The issue seems to originate from workbook VBA macros and background processes.
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Multiple Notepad.exe Instances Running: How to Stop Background Processes
Learn how to stop multiple Notepad.exe instances from running as background processes and avoid unwanted applications.
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