One common feature most programs and applications on Windows 8 share is the ability to run in the background, enabling you to quickly reopen or relaunch programs after you close them. If your computer ...

A priority assigned by the operating system to programs running in a multitasking environment, which is a common mode of operation. The foreground contains the applications the user is working on, and ...

The longer your computer stays on, the more background programs can accumulate and the more RAM can get filled up, causing potential slowdowns, crashes and loss of your work. One way to restore ...