Multiple copies of the same thing are always running in the back ground.

[mollicaa]

Ok. I tend to run the task manager often to see what is actually running on laptop and I have noticed a trend. Several programs are running what appear to be multiple copies of themselves.

for expample
Avast Antivirus has 5 copies running in the background.

Microsoft edge has 6 copies

Runtime broker has 5 copies

Those are the ones with the most copies running. I have a bunch more that appear to be running two to four copies each

Is there a way to stop these multiple copies off??

I am running the following on a Lenovo Laptop

Processor AMD FX-8800P Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G 2.10 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (6.96 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Edition Windows 10 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on ‎22-‎Nov-‎20
OS build 19044.2604

thanks,
Tony

[fink]

That is normal. Many programs run similar/identical looking processes. There's no way to turn them off without shutting down the programs. You can eliminate some of the browser processes by using fewer tabs.

[jdc2000]

As fink mentioned, that is normal these days. Most software engineers believe that you have a supercomputer with a 28 core Xeon and 4 TB of RAM, so compact and lightweight software is not a design consideration.

For Avast:

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=304897.0

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=273007.0

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234719.0