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Find out what kills a process

I'm trying to run a game but the main process is dying after a few seconds and I think it is getting killed by some AV or some other program. I can't debug it with a debuger like OllyDbg, because the ...
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Some processes high CPU usage in Windows 10

I installed Windows 10 and all the driver (BIOS included) from Dell site; luckily my laptop is Windows 10 compatible. 2 processes use a little too CPU, I'm talking about "System" and "Windows desktop ...
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W10 command line prevent process launch failure due to "blocked" redirect files

I have a .vbs file which runs a .bat file which has the following line in it: python src\core\start.py 1> stdout.txt 2> stderr.txt ... annoyingly, after I shut down a previous run and ordered ...
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How to lock cpu priority of a process and block it from changing the priority itself?

I have an application that is programmed to change it's priority to high. Even if I switch it back to normal or lower, it changes back after some time. How can I block this behavior? How can I force ...
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Cannot access network folder from local server on my machine

I have network folder (\\domain.corp\work), which I can access in a program (executed in terminal) with my user (filip) on my machine (DESKTOP-MI7V4AE): on host [DESKTOP-MI7V4AE.localhost], domain [...
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Hanged program not shown up in process explorer

This is something bugging me for more than a decade. Occasionally there is a program hang in Windows (in this case a setup program in Windows 10 Pro), I tried to close it from resource monitor and it ...
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Can I use ProcessExplorer to trace the parameters of future running process?

I would like be able to trace all calls to MSBuild.exe with its parameters. It seems I should be using sysinternals Process Explorer. I'm lost how I can accomplish this or if I should be doing ...
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RtlService.exe leaking handles if explorer not running

I have an odd issue with RtlService - apparently a service that connects Windows to the Realtek network card. I have a Windows 10 IoT machine. When it starts up, it runs an application as a custom ...
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How to automate log-off after process ends?

My process is Playnite.DesktopApp.exe. I have set it up as my custom shell, so upon logging into my guest account in windows 10, this is the only process that boots up, nothing else. After the process ...
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How can I free the port 1701 which is locked by System?

Environment: Window form application, C#, Windows 10. Hi, I wrote a window form application. This application will try to connect to L2TP VPN server by rasdial.exe via Process class. The problem is ...
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is it possible to block an exe running before it reaches UAC on win 10

Foxit pdf keeps wanting to connect to some useless service via the exe which is shown by uac below ( attached not enough street cred ). is it possible to blacklist any exe from even trying to start ...
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explorer.exe becoming unkillable and wasting CPU cycles shortly after boot

I'm on Windows 10 21H1, Build 19043.1110. I first noticed this problem yesterday. Every time Windows boots, it takes around 20 seconds for explorer.exe to become unkillable while wasting CPU cycles on ...
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How to hide a folder in C:\Program Files without turning off .exe program in it?

In C:\Program Files folder there are multiple folders containing drivers and .exe files for computer programs. I would like to know whether it is possible to hide a folder (let's say Discord) and all ...
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Why is the computer memory reported as full, while processes use much less memory?

My Windows 10 PC has 16GB RAM installed. Yet everything is soooo slowww. In Task Manager, I see that the memory utilization is almost always at 98%-99% level. Yet, the aggregate memory consumption of ...
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How to find another process that's using same file I'm trying to process?

I have a program that copies a ZIP file from a network path A to network path B and then unzips a file in same location (network path B) and then I got the following error popping up. How can I ...
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