How to Prevent Programs from Running in the Background on Windows 10/11

In the Windows operating system, apps and programs can run automatically even without any action in their windows. These are background apps. To speed up your computer or save battery life, you can prevent programs from running in the background on Windows 10 and 11 using the following solutions.

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Should I close apps running in the background?

Many people wonder whether they should close background apps on their phones or computers. The answer to this question depends on how you use your device and how important battery life is to you. If you frequently use a lot of apps and want them to run in the background, you probably don't need to worry about closing them. However, if you don't often use many apps or care about battery life, closing background apps can help conserve power. To do this, you can access the following options, where you can choose which methods to allow to block Windows apps from running in the background.

How to Prevent Programs from Running in the Background on Windows 10 and 11

There are four ways to close background apps. These steps work for Microsoft Store apps. To manage background activity, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager, and disable apps that run at startup.

Turn off background apps in Windows 10

Close all background apps in Windows 11

[1] [Turn Off Background Apps in Windows 10](#1)

**1. Use Privacy Settings**

Step 1: Right-click the Windows icon and select "Settings."

Step 2. Select “Privacy,” and then click “Background Apps.”

Step 3: You can then find the toggle switch on the right.

Turn off all background apps – Toggle the switch under “Allow apps to run in the background.”

• Choose which apps can run in the background: Under Choose which apps can run in the background, turn off one or more apps.

When enabled, running processes will exit until you open them again.

**2. Enable Battery Saver**

Step 1: Right-click the Windows icon and select "Settings."

Step 2: Click on “System,” then select “Battery” from the left-hand menu.

3. Under Battery Saver, turn on Set battery saver until next charge.

[[2] Close all background apps running on Windows 11](#2)

**1. Disable background apps**

Step 1: Right-click the Windows icon and select Settings (or press the Windows + I keys to open Settings).

Step 2: Click on “Apps” on the left, then select “Apps & features.”

Step 3: Find the app for which you want to turn off background access, tap the three dots next to its name, and then tap “Advanced options.”

Step 4. Under "Background app permissions," you should see an option that says "Allow this app to run in the background." Click the drop-down menu and select "Never."

**2. Use Power & Battery Settings to close background apps**

Note: This applies to Microsoft Store apps.

1. Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Click on the "System" tab and then choose "Power & Battery".

Step 3: Scroll down and select Battery usage.

Step 5: Go to “Background app refresh,” tap the pull-down menu, and choose “Never.”

Conclusion

If your computer is running slowly or your battery doesn't last as long as it used to, it might be because some programs are running in the background. You can enter your computer's settings to prevent these programs from running. Identifying and closing these programs will help save your battery life and speed up your computer. If you're not sure how to access your settings, return to the Method section and look for programs that don't need to run.

Possible concerns you might have:

How to Use Partition Master Free to Fix a Slow Running Computer

One of the solutions above might fix a slow computer. It doesn't always speed up your computer, though it does close apps running in the background. Therefore, we recommend a powerful third-party tool – Free Partition Master.

It does a great job of managing the hard drive, keeping the system running smoothly.

See what Partition Master can do:

Step 1: Locate and select the target drive/partition

Launch Partition Master, enter Partition Management, select the hard disk/partition whose size you want to adjust, right click and choose “Resize/Move Partition”.

Select the partition to resize/move:

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4. Drag one of the edges inward to free up unallocated space. When you're done, click “OK.”

2. To extend a partition, you must have unallocated space next to it (if not, create some by following the steps above). Drag the mouse over the unallocated space. Click OK.

3. To move a partition, unallocated space needs to be next to the partition you want to move. If there isn't any, free some up first.

Right-click the partition you want to move, and select “Resize/Move.” Then drag the entire partition to the left or right to adjust its position. Click “OK” to confirm.

Step 3: Review the results and apply the changes

Here, you'll see fresh disk partition details and a graph.

The partition information after resizing

To save the changes, click the Run Task button, and then click Apply.