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Question: After turning on my PC, I have more than 70 "processes" running in the background that appear to use lots of memory. This seems excessive, and I wonder if they slow the system down. Answer: ...

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Q After turning on my PC, I have more than 70 "processes" running in the background that appear to use lots of memory. This seems excessive, and I wonder if they slow the system down. KEN HOFFMAN, ...

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