Use Windows Task Manager To Identify What Processes Are RunningThe windows task manager tool shows you what applications and what windows processes are running and enables you to terminate them. It does a couple of other things too such as monitoring how much of your CPU and memory are being used so that you can see whether they are being maxed out. But for our current purposes it is knowing what windows processes are running that is important.
There are two ways to start up the windows task manager. The first way is to right click on the windows task bar and select "Task Manager". The windows task bar is the long thin usually blue bar at the bottom of the screen with the start button at the left hand end and various small icons at the right.
The second way of starting the windows task manager is to simultaneously press the Ctrl AND Alt and Del keyboard keys. Whichever method you choose you should immediately see the following window pop up on your screen. If the Processes tab is not selected make sure that you select it to see which windows processes are currently running.
As you can see from the above image taken from my computer, there are many processes that are running in the background. Some of these processes have familiar sounding names such as OUTLOOK.EXE which is the process for Microsoft Outlook and Skype.exe which is the process for Skype. Both of these processes can be terminated by pressing the "End Process" button. However there are many unfamiliar processes running too, for example what is Isass.exe and what is ISUSPM.exe? These process names don't appear to be related to any commonly known programs or applications. At this point you need to visit the Uniblue Process Library in order to look up the processes and receive advice on what it is and whether it can be shut down. Return From "Windows Task Manager" To "Windows Processes"
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