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Windows Services and Windows Task Manager

Windows Task Manager

Windows Task Manager provides information about computer performance, and programs and processes running on the computer.

Opening Task Manager

Ending a process

Windows Services

Windows services are programs which provide support to other programs, running in the background. Many are run on startup. They can be viewed via the control panel.

Viewing services on Windows 2000

To view services in the control panel:

Viewing services on Windows 2003

To view services in the control panel:

 If you are using 'Classic' view:

Viewing services on Windows NT

To view services in the control panel:

Viewing services on Windows XP

To view services in the control panel:

Viewing services on Windows Vista

To view services in the control panel:

If you are using Classic view:

Examining, starting, and stopping individual services

Double-clicking a service will display a series of tabbed pages with information about the service, including listing any dependencies.

To stop a service:

To start a service

To restart a service

Determining dependencies

Some of the services listed in the 'Services' window, will have other services dependent upon them, e.g. the 'IIS Admin service'. You may need to stop dependent services when you stop the top level service. To discover whether a given service has any dependencies

If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.