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shows you the impact of each item on your startup process.

You can turn one off by right-clicking it; from the shortcut menu,

choose Disable. You can also read about something unfamiliar by
choosing “Search online” from the shortcut menu.

Users. If you’ve set up multiple accounts on this machine, this
little table shows which are signed in right now and how much of
the computer’s resources they’re using.

Details. Stand back. This massive, nearly infinitely expandable
table looks like a space shuttle cockpit. It’s a far more detailed

version of the Processes tab; for example, it uses the true process
names instead of the plain-English ones. You start out with seven
columns, but you can add many more; right-click any column

header, and from the shortcut menu, choose “Select columns.”

Services. This table lists all of Windows’ behind-the-scenes
“services”—background features that run all the time. (For

example, the indexing of your hard drive, to keep your Search
feature up to date, is a service. So are background printing, the

computer’s clock if you’ve told it to set itself, and Windows
Messenger, which stays alert in case someone tries to instant-
message you.)

Tip

On any of these tabs, you can drag columns horizontally to move them around.

Saving Documents

In Calculator, Character Map, and Windows 8–style apps, you don’t

actually create any documents; when you close the window, no trace of
your work remains. Most desktop programs, however, are designed to