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By default, most apps run in the background in Windows 11 and the background apps continue to consume PC performance and memory even if you don't stay on the window. Turning off background apps in Windows 11 is crucial as this can help you improve your overall system performance. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to turn off background apps in Windows 11.
The first way to turn off background apps in Windows 11 is quick and easy. What you need to do is click the Task View on the Taskbar, it will appear for all apps you've enabled. Then you can close these background apps one by one manually.
Step 1: First of all, open Task Manage in your Windows 11. You have two methods to perform this operation.
One is to open Task Manage through the Start menu. Click the Start menu on the Taskbar in your Windows 11 and then click Task Manager.
The other way is to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete simultaneously to open the windows as below. After that, click Task Manager to continue.
Step 2: Then you can start turning off background apps with Task Manager. Task Manager provides you with multiple ways to end background apps run in Windows 11. Now let's discuss about how to disable background apps in Windows 11 from Task Manager.
The simplest way to close Windows 11 background apps with Task Manager is that you can directly click on the app from running in the background after you open the Task Manager, then click on the End task button to complete. It is possible to tap More details if you cannot find the background app.
It will then appear more details about apps and background processes once you hit the command. Click the background app in Windows 11 you want to close and then click End task to complete.
Well, you may notice that there are tabs on the top from Task Manager, you can try to click Users and double-click the user name to view more.
Next, it will take you to the list of apps that you can to disable. click the apps you want to close in the background in Windows 11. Furthermore, click End task.
Or you can also click the Details tab, if you want to stop one background app running in Windows 11, click it and click the End task button at the upper right corner.
That is what the guide discusses how to turn off background apps in Windows 11. Unnecessary background apps do not only consume the PC performance and memory but make your Windows 11 run slow. If you want to learn other ways to speed up Windows 11 and improve performance, you can visit another article: How to Make Windows 11 Run Faster.
