Active Tasks

[Gloria E]

After checking Active Tasks I found that I had 57 active tasks that are currently enabled and have not expired.

Most belong to Microsoft Windows, but a couple were for some programs that I use. I discovered two for programs that are no longer on my machine and deleted both.

My question is: Is it normal for Windows to be running all those active tasks?

They don't run at the same time but they do run, mostly, every day at different times. Included were two I probably set myself, like System Restore and Scheduled Defrag. I recognized none of the Windows Scheduled Tasks (but I really don't need to know what they are, what they do or how they perform.

Gloria E

[JoeP]

Yes, it is normal. Windows does many things automatically in the background.

Joe

[Gloria E]

Yes, it is normal. Windows does many things automatically in the background.

Joe

Thank you Joe,

Could that be the reason that sometimes when I on the computer late at night, or very earl in the morning my computer seems to hang or hesitate like something was interfering?

[JoeP]

It is possible. You'd have to check what else is being run when the "slow down" occurs.

Joe