Make my windows "running processes" invisible and inaccessible ple

[Dillydally]

Hi all,
For some time I have been trying in vain to make all the "running processes"
( as seen under TASK MANAGER) inaccessible and invisible. I am only able to
make taskman inaccessible by using tweak. However, one can still see those
processes by clicking System Info... from Help-->About of certain
applications. I am looking for a solution that Globally suppresses access to
those running processes and that is resistant even to third party tools. Any
idea?

Thank you for your time and interest.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I would recommend posting in a group for network administrators. These
groups are for the support of Microsoft Windows Defender, and we may not
have the expertise to answer questions beyond those relating directly to
that product.

I'm reasonably sure that group policy can be used to exclude access to Task
Manager, but the list of running processes can be viewed through any number
of third-party applications, some of which need no installation.
Microsoft's sysinternals Process Viewer would be one such app.

I suspect that you'd be better off taking a step back and explaining the
end-purpose that you hope to achieve by making it harder to see system
processes. That might make it easier to recommand a solution.

 

[Dillydally]

Hi Bill,
Thank you for your kind response and suggestion. I would certainly post this
query in a group for network administrators and check for replies. However, I
am trying to achieve this result on a stand alone system.
As to why I am seeking to suppress access to running processes? Well, I just
want to keep a particular program (not created by me) hidden from the average
users. The program starts with windows and monitors certain activities.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

What you are trying to do is not so different from what some network
administrators in large networks also wish to do.

I do wonder whether, if your "average users" are sufficiently clued in to be
able to use task manager, whether the absence of task manager will be a red
flag, and encourage them to look for other tools to achieve the same result.

In any case, this isn't something that we are likely to be able to help with
here--we tend to be more oriented to making what is happening on the machine
more visible, rather than less.

You could try starting here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2003/bb841405.aspx

I know your issue is not related to Server 2003, but this is worth trying.
You might also ask for pointers to a more appropriate location for your
question, on the chance that the inhabitants of the group you post in also
find it inappropriate.