The Task Manager in Windows is a great tool to find out information about Windows Processes, Performance, and the local network. However, there can be times when you run into problems like the task manager being disabled or loading with no tabs or menus. Read on to learn the fixes.

Fix Common Task Manager Problems

Open Task Manager and click the Performance tab.

Have you ever wondered what all those processes are when you look in Task Manager? Even if they aren’t using way too much CPU and memory, it just seems unlikely that they all need to be running… but which one do you disable, and how?

Here’s a quick list of 15 of the more common services, and the answer to your questions.

• svchost.exe
• jusched.exe 
• dwm.exe 
• ctfmon.exe 
• wmpnetwk.exe 
• wmpnscfg.exe 
• rundll32.exe 
• wfcrun32.exe 
• Ipoint.exe 
• Itype.exe 
• Wfica32.exe 
• Mobsync.exe 
• Cmd.exe 
• Dpupdchk.exe 
• Adobe_Updater.exe

Hit the links for each item to see a full description of each item and what it does, and whether you can disable it.