Process Explorer - Windows Task Manager on Steriods

Windows Task Manager is a useful utility for troubleshooting system problems as well as monitoring overall system health and performance. However when dealing with particularly elusive issues, the statistics Task Manager shows sometimes just aren’t enough.   For instance, if you’ve looked in Task Manager before you’ve probably noticed five or six processes running simultaneously as “svchost.exe”.... (Read more)


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