Trying to reduce number of Windows processes during trading hours

syswizard

syswizard

I've been going crazy trying to keep my machine lean and mean for realtime trading because I do not have a really powerful CPU (Intel I7 4600M 2.90 Ghz, Quad Core, 16 GB memory).
However, see attached....Look at these processes that keep on duplicating and appearing.
Why is that happening ?
Also, I can't shut down some of them like Discord. They keep popping up !
It's like the game "wack-a-mole"....I wack them down, and they reappear.

Any solution to this ? I want to keep unwanted processes from becoming active during trading.
 

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syswizard said:
I've been going crazy trying to keep my machine lean and mean for realtime trading because I do not have a really powerful CPU (Intel I7 4600M 2.90 Ghz, Quad Core, 16 GB memory).
However, see attached....Look at these processes that keep on duplicating and appearing.
Why is that happening ?
Also, I can't shut down some of them like Discord. They keep popping up !
It's like the game "wack-a-mole"....I wack them down, and they reappear.

Any solution to this ? I want to keep unwanted processes from becoming active during trading.
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Are you actually experiencing issue or just trying to find a reason you are making dumb trades
 
I don't think these processes are your problem. Note that for most of them the percent of CPU used is 0. Try to concentrate your efforts on processes that either use a lot of CPU or a lot of memory (add the memory column to the task list details).
 
While it does not specifically address your issue of being leaner at a particular hour, note that you can disable auto starting services by running "System Configuration"/msconfig.exe, and it's usually worth having a look there when trying to reduce bloat from your PC. Although be a bit careful in researching what you're disabling as you can make your PC quite nonfunctional by disabling essential services.
 
I'm not that technical but I can do things like
remove a hard drive from a crashed computer
and upload the contents to a new one.

If you have a 16MB computer, I would suggest
that you do not download or run any type of
trading programs or scanners.

Only use programs that are completely online
until you can upgrade.
 
syswizard said:
I've been going crazy trying to keep my machine lean and mean for realtime trading because I do not have a really powerful CPU (Intel I7 4600M 2.90 Ghz, Quad Core, 16 GB memory).
However, see attached....Look at these processes that keep on duplicating and appearing.
Why is that happening ?
Also, I can't shut down some of them like Discord. They keep popping up !
It's like the game "wack-a-mole"....I wack them down, and they reappear.

Any solution to this ? I want to keep unwanted processes from becoming active during trading.
More...

You're looking for a problem that does not exist. Just because you see a boatload of processes running, does not mean you have a problem. Is your PC running slowly? Is it affecting your trading? If not, ignore it.
 
Windows should be re-installed, with a clean install at least once a year. A sad but true situation. I do a rebuild about every 9 months. Sounds like you have a general purpose machine and not a dedicated machine.
 
Bad_Badness said:
Windows should be re-installed, with a clean install at least once a year. A sad but true situation. I do a rebuild about every 9 months. Sounds like you have a general purpose machine and not a dedicated machine.
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Not practical since I have 30+ applications with key codes, etc. that I have forgotten and re-installing these would be almost impossible.
This is the same situation when attempting to upgrade to Windows 11...everything needs to be re-installed and re-configured.
Next billionaire is the guy who creates a Windows transfer utility.
 
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