How Can A Disabled Process Become Re-enabled?

Discussion in 'Software' started by GoshenGeek, Dec 31, 2019.

  1. GoshenGeek

    GoshenGeek Corporal

    System: Windows 10 Home 64 bit

    I don't have a problem. But I have noticed something strange and would appreciate some feedback.

    I thought that when I manually disable a process, the process stays disabled unless I manually re-enable it. Apparently that is not the case. For example, I disable Windows Update & Background Intelligent Transfer Service so that Windows Update does not launch inself at inopportune times & consume CPU. ( I periodically re-enable to check for updates.) However I notice that these processes will become re-enabled without my manual intervention. How is this happening? Is there a way to manually disable a process and stop it from being re-enabled unless I manually re-enable it? Perhaps I do not understand what disabling a process really means?

    By the way, this never happened in Windows 7 Home.
     
  2. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    It did with third-party programs.
    When you run certain programs, they will check and re-enable any disabled processes of those programs.

    With Windows 10, processes that you have disabled, but Microsoft has deemed necessary for whatever reason(s), will be re-enabled.
     
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