To stop a program from running in the background in Windows 8, you can use the Windows 8 Task Manager. The process to access and use the Task Manager is the same in every Windows 8 version.

Explorer.exe runs in the background of Windows 7 at all times; stopping this program from running and then restarting it simulates the effects of a reboot without actually rebooting your computer.

If you want to stop Discord from running in background on Windows PC, follow this method to disable Discord from starting up.

When there are a bunch of programs running in the background and all the RAM is used, some applications may stop to give way to other apps.

If you suspect there’s a rogue Android app running in the background that's causing problems, we show you how to check and what you can do about it.

Here are different ways to close all running apps and programs on Windows 11/10 using Task Manager, Command Prompt, PowerShell, etc.

How to stop Google Chrome from running in the background Google's browser is handy, but it's also a drain on your battery life.

Android offers a range of simple ways to keep tabs on which apps are running, and to close those that aren't currently needed.

How to Put Apps to Sleep on Samsung Samsung phones come with a lot of pre-installed apps, and the greater the number of apps on your phone, the higher the chance of them running in the background.