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Task Manager --> WEBVIEW MANAGER... (ET AL?) 2024 UPDATE

While I found a post from 2022, it is (1) locked; (2) no longer applicable, since maybe.. we're onto Windows 11 now? Hrmm... WebiView and a bunch of OTHER "stuff" is (also) under Task Manager --> "Window Widgets" .. nuke that? But same problem ... too many Processes running and eating 90% of memory without even trying. You can't "End Task" on WebView . So how to deal with WebView in general if it's not mandatory? What about "End Task"ing WebView2 Manager ?

And maybe... what is the recommended way to "clean up" your Task Manger --> Processes ?

OR maybe... minus browsers and tabs, the Memory use of everything else is more like 17-22% of Memory. If nothing (eg. apps) is running, is 17-22% Memory use okay?

Thanks!

Raph

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Hello, Raphael59.

Welcome to the Microsoft Community

Thank you for your feedback. I understand the problem you are currently experiencing. You mentioned that you would like to close the widget on the taskbar to save out more memory.

If you want to turn off widgets, you can do so in "Setting"> "Personalization"> "Taskbar", choose to turn off "Widgets", and then you need to reboot the system to make the setting take effect.

After the setup is done, your memory usage might go down.

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Brian - Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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If you want to turn off widgets, you can do so in "Setting"> "Personalization"> "Taskbar", choose to turn off "Widgets", and then you need to reboot the system to make the setting take effect.

Thanks BUT- Got to "taskbar", and "widgets" was already turned off!

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You mentioned that your memory footprint is too high, in order to eliminate interference from third party software, I would suggest you to try Clean Boot, which starts Windows by launching a minimal set of drivers and startup programs in order to determine if background programs are interfering with games or programs. You can refer to the following link to perform a clean boot.
How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft Support

Disclaimer: Clean Boot is a way to start Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine if background programs are interfering with your games or programs and help you figure out the cause of the problem.

If your memory usage is normal after you try to clean boot, then, it might be a third-party software that is causing your current problem and you might need to manually close the unwanted software in normal mode. The steps are as follows.

Click the three dots, then click View and select Group by tpye
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Select the application you want to close and click "End Task


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Last updated May 18, 2024 Views 33 Applies to: