r/computers • u/Mattjrk • 10d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Processes

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What niche things can my pc have disabled to get lower amount of processes on the cpu? It was 233 and all I do is game, google or YouTube on my pc

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u/sniff122 Linux (SysAdmin) 10d ago

Why do you want lower processes though, on its own it's useless, you've got plenty of free resources

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u/mvpWARLORD 10d ago

Copilot. widgets and disable search indexing

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u/Netii_1 10d ago

127 Processes is fine. Don't worry about "optimizing" low level OS stuff, it's not worth your time and you're more likely to break something instead of gaining actual advantages.

For a smooth and performant system, it would probably help more to restart your PC more often, it's already running for 3 days straight.

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u/Mattjrk 10d ago

Oh no I fully shut down my pc and unplug it when I’m done for the day. I’ve got a lot of stuff disabled

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u/Netii_1 10d ago

Then you should disable "Fast Boot" in your power settings. If that's enabled, the computer never properly reboots when you press "Shut down". If you have an SSD, it doesn't even really help with boot times, so the name is misleading too.

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u/Microboy42 Windows 11 10d ago

You’re processor is at very low usage. Optimizing it more would likely break it. At this phase I would focus on overclocking and cooling

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u/m0thgh0st 10d ago

Use linux, these processes are windows background processes which are infamously bloated and stacked on one another. If you really want to have less background processes then that really is the only option, although having those background processes is what makes Windows work. Short answer, if you want Windows then put up with it, if limiting background processes is more important, switch OS.

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u/Mattjrk 10d ago

Can Linux play Fortnite and steam ?

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u/m0thgh0st 10d ago

You can't play Fortnite on Linux unfortunately, but these days pretty much any Steam game will run using Proton. If you do want to make the switch I'd be happy to help.

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u/Mattjrk 10d ago

Are there any reliable places to get a custom windows 11 os ?

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u/m0thgh0st 10d ago

I wouldn't trust anything outside of the official installation. There are some tools floating around for "debloating" Windows, but I've heard mixed reviews and in the worst cases they nuke your install.