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Remove the file c:\Recovery\Customizations\usmt.ppkg when it is locked by System?

How can I remove the file c:\Recovery\Customizations\usmt.ppkg when it is locked by System on Windows 10? I cannot remove it because it seems to be used by another process. I used process explorer ...
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Set priority of process in Windows 10 - access denied

In Windows 10 after loading Task Manager you have to click the Details tab to see the processes, not the Processes tab, but now when I right-click a process, click Set priority and choose low, I get ...
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How does the TeamSpeak 3 client execute with high process integrity?

My TeamSpeak 3 client is executing at High process integrity with limited elevation when I launch it from the shortcut on my taskbar. How does it do this? Is it because I am a system administrator? I ...
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Windows 10 - log all process exits _with CPU time used_

I want to make a log of all processes run under the my login that lists all processes run and the total CPU used by that process. Yes, I know about Audit Process Tracking, but the terminate event ...
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Unknown process always does something with all USB drives

Every time I'm trying to format any of my fully empty USB stick I get this error. Every time I'm clicking on the button "eject" to any of my fully empty USB stick in Windows Explorer I get ...
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Windows 10 on Ryzen 1700x starts processes slowly

I have Windows 10 (22H2, 10.0.19045) installed on the following system: Ryzen 1700x 32 GB of RAM 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO (M.2) Windows Defender virus scanner. About 2 months ago, the system started ...
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PowerShell on Windows: Start-Process fails if output redirection arguments are used

Why does Start-Process fail to find the executable (not in the path) if -RedirectStandardOutput or -RedirectStandardError are specified? I.e. [X:\] Start-Process -FilePath "prog.exe" -...
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Something kills Explorer

On the PC of my customer (MS Windows 10 pro 21H1 fully updated) there is some process that temporarily kills Explorer (the file manager daemon). As well, Explorer restores itself in few seconds. How ...
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Can't terminate a task from Task Manager

I'm trying to delete a process that is running on my Windows 10 machine but it's not viewable in Task Manager. The only way I can see the process is using "Tasklist" in a command prompt or ...
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How do you suspend a process in Windows 10?

There is a process (Conexant Flow) that causes high CPU usage on my system. It seems to be an issue with an interaction with Firefox. I can kill the process, but it restarts seconds later and starts ...
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How to see RAM usage from processes that don't appear in the Task Manager?

I know that not all processes appear in the Task Manager. However, I am curious about the complete breakdown of my RAM usage, so I would like to view the RAM usage of all processes. How do I do this?
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Some process keeps trying to launch Outlook. How do I find out what it is and stop it?

Randomly, and seemingly for no reason, a generic Windows message box will pop up saying there is no default mail client installed. I click OK and the message box goes away for several hours until it ...
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Application always starts in background process after Windows 10 update

I did last Tuesday Update on my Windows 10, after that my Firefox, which is not changed, starts ok but always in background process, so I can't access its GUI. I have last stable version of Firefox ...
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How to prevent desktop applications from starting in the background in Win 10

There are some desktop applications (not the metro apps) on my Win 10. They can only be started once. If I close these apps and restart them, they will some how start themselves as background ...
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How to auto create a dump of a process when a wait chain is stuck for more than x seconds?

When a process hangs temporarily and resource monitor/task manager show there is something stuck in the wait chain, I can use for example Process Explorer to create a dump of it open WinDbg and run !...
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