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Inspect Windows Processes With Fileinspect
Have you ever wondered which program runs which processes? I know that I have. Go on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open Windows Task Manager and go to the Processes tab. Do you know exactly what each process does? If your answer is “Yes”, then you are a computer genius. If “No”, I have good news for you – now there is a place where you can inspect windows processes and learn the truth about them
You won’t need to download any software – just open the website and type in a process name in the search box. Each process is rated (safe-unsafe-dangerous) and thoroughly explained.
How Is This Site Useful?
Let me give you an example.
Even if you know exactly which programs are installed on your computer, you can’t be sure it hasn’t got any malware. When your PC is infected, it might start acting weird, slow down, display pop-ups, etc. Or it might not. Malware will just run different processes in the background and you will never have a clue until something terrible happens. Like all your passwords, bank details and other personal information getting stolen.
Unfortunately viruses, Trojans, and other malware often mask themselves as safe files and processes. So even when you take a quick look at your Task Manager, you won’t notice a thing. For example, usually lsass.exe is a safe system file. But sometimes it’s a Trojan pretending to be lsass.exe.
Windows 386 Promo Video (last half)
The original video is about 12 minutes long, I’ve cut out the first 5 minutes to make it a little less painful
How do I get windows to remember a password when I initially refused via the pop-up window?
When I first signed on to a web site requiring a user name and password, the windows pop-up window asked if I wanted windows to remember the password. I declined to allow at that time. I would now like windows to remember that password. How do I change back?
A Legitimate Windows Process
The dwm.exe windows process is a recent process which adds exciting and novel new features to Windows. One of the most noticeable features of the new Windows Vista operating system, and also one of the more controversial features, was the new Vista Aero interface, which incorporated a number of innovations to the MS Windows GUI. These innovations include “transparent” windows, live windows previews, and, more significantly, the three dimensional desktop whereby windows can be pushed and pulled into and out of the desktop, as well and across the surface of the screen.
The 3D element of Vista, in particular, is enabled by this desktop window manager (previously known as desktop compositing engine) component. What makes this kind of desktop window manager distinct from simple Window managers is that by allowing programs to output their information to a separate memory location within the PC, before being output to the screen, the output can be manipulated to create a variety of effects (in the case of Vista the 3D effect, while there are also spinnable cubes with different “desktops” on each face for other operating systems).
One of the disadvantages of Vista is that this enhanced graphical user interface is demanding in terms of both processor and RAM which is why many people may choose to disable the more advanced Vista features when running Vista on their machines. However dwm.exe shouldn’t be confused dwm, which is the XLL (a windowing system) window manager, noted for its reduced and basic styling (XLL dispenses with a “configuration” interface, instead requiring that users modify the view by changing the underlying computer code!).
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