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This silent background process is ruining your PC gaming performance

This is especially the case in games that use modern engines, such as Unreal Engine 5, to stream assets like map geometry and shaders dynamically during gameplay, as background indexing can heavily ...
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How to Control Hidden Background Apps in Linux

Background running apps could be the cause for the high CPU usage and system unresponsiveness. Learn how to control hidden background apps in Linux.
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Here’s Why Process Explorer Is Still the Best For Task Management on Windows

Discover why Process Explorer beats Windows Task Manager as a great alternative for task management, providing deeper insights and faster PC fixes.
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iPhone to get background processes: No wait, it's interesting

MacRumours has "heard" that Apple might let iPhone users keep apps running in the background when not actively in use. Your 'Yes, and?' comments are not entirely unexpected, so let us explain why this ...
Macworld

Some background on background processes

Back in March, when we first learned the details behind the upcoming iPhone SDK, I wrote about Apple’s decision to not allow background applications on the iPhone. As described in Apple’s Human ...

Gemini on Android may soon process requests in the background

Gemini may soon get a new feature that allows the AI chatbot's overlay to process your queries in the background. Here's what ...