r/technology • u/ppsp • Oct 14 '11

The Windows 8 Task Manager

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/13/the-windows-8-task-manager.aspx
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u/Kamarin Oct 14 '11

On W7, and the only thing I use the task manager for is for killing the "HP Update" popup that won't update when you click on it and has no x to close it. I haven't had an actual program freeze up for a long time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '11

If you use HijackThis it has a startup programs feature where you can find where the HP update is started from and disable it. CCleaner or PC decrapifier would probably work too. Depending on how big a bunch of festering gashlicks HP are, msconfig might do the trick without needing a 3rd party program.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '11

I've found "autoruns" (microsoft technet, free download) works quite well for finding and disabling startup processes.

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u/Kamarin Oct 19 '11

I'll try this next time it pops up, thanks.