Unknown program wants internet access

   Where can I locate a comprehensive listing and explanation of purpose for  all the programs/services which are required/standard/necessary for proper functioning of Windows 10 on my home computer? (ie all of the processes I see in my “Task Manager”) services

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Well that will be very hard and will not be all in one place due to Microsoft's security needs. You can try using Bing or Google as needed.

Use these methods to try to determine what it is. Especially in Process Explorer use Options - Virus Total and check both boxes and follow the prompt to the agreement. After the agreement double check both are still checked.

On any process you can click on it - Image tab and use "VirusTotal - Submit". And there is added information available on those tabs.

Try the Clean Boot method to see if a startup program is involved - if so it is a process of elimination : If it is not in the Boot Process it must be something that you are running that is causing the Firewall notice.

Right Click the start button - Command Prompt (Admin) OR Windows PowerShell (Admin) - at the prompt type in

MSCONFIG

and hit enter

How to perform a clean boot in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Other programs to help :

Autoruns - Free - See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-start settings.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals...

Process Explorer - Free - Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns each process.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals...

Process Monitor - Free - an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/d...

Please let us know the results and if you need further assistance.
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Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT 2009 - 2020

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