The easy way to make sense of Task Manager processes

For your PC to function Windows needs to run and manage many different processes. While many processes run by Windows are essential and legitimate, most PCs get bogged down with processes that are useless or downright harmful.

The following Windows programs give you an easy way to analyze all processes running on your PC. Is it a resource hog? Could it be part of a virus infection? Or maybe a sign of spyware? Our recommended tools will give you the answer.

Recommended tools

Security Task Manager shows you what's running on your PC, ranked by potential security risk. By analyzing all active processes, Security Task Manager can identify potential security risks such as malware, keyloggers, spyware, and Trojans, and provides tools to quarantine those processes. The free 30 day version can also display file paths, CPU usage, and its description, as well as whether it is recording any of your keyboard or mouse actions.

Malwarebytes detects and removes malware such as Trojans, spyware, adware or rootkits in real-time. If you have some tougher pest on your computer you can download Malwarebytes' 14 day trial version for free to remove it.

Reimage repair tool helps to locate, identify, and fix Windows errors. The analysis is free. The repair costs money. Your computer should also run faster and smoother after using the full version.


All the Windows utilities above are compatible with Windows 10, 8 and 7.