System Resource Utilization?

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Do app shortcuts in the Quick Launch Taskbar consume any system
resources, by just being there, versus the Desktop? (I like the
visibility and one-click launch capability, so I may have gone
overboard with putting app shortcuts there.)

How much and how does one determine the system resources an app in the
System Tray is consuming, by just being there? (Needing another reason
to get off my duff and wean out those auto-start apps in there that
don't do anything but slow down the boot process.)
 
Items in the 'Quick Launch' toolbar are just shortcuts and use no resources.

Hope this Helps,

Simon
 
You can see what resources items in the notification area are using by using
Task Manager. (Right Click taskbar) Items in this area are already running
programs such as Anti-Virus, Desktop Search, etc, etc, and are using no more
resources by sitting at the bottom of your screen.
They are usually placed here to provide quick acces if you don't like them
there you can either open the relating program and look for an option
something like, 'Show Icon in Taskbar' and disable it. Or you can just hide
it from view, Right click taskbar and select 'Hide inactive Icons'

Hope this Helps,

Simon.
 
Gman said:
Do app shortcuts in the Quick Launch Taskbar consume any system
resources, by just being there, versus the Desktop? (I like the
visibility and one-click launch capability, so I may have gone
overboard with putting app shortcuts there.)
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No. They are just shortcuts. Whether on the Quick Launch Bar, the desktop,
or elsewhere, shortcuts use no resources.
 
Simon, thank you for your responses.

Do you know of a way to take a 'snapshot' of the active processes' list
in Task Manager so the list can be printed?
 
Open Task Manager and press 'Alt + PrintScreen'. Paste into MS Paint or
other Picture editing software and print.

Hope this Helps,

Simon.
 
No. They are just shortcuts. Whether on the Quick Launch Bar, the desktop,
or elsewhere, shortcuts use no resources.
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except when you are logging in. it will take a little bit longer to
start up COMPLETELY if you have many shortcuts on the desktop(not the
quick launch). Haven't you noticed sometimes when you restart
explorer.exe or just when the computer is slow, the icons reset(will
look like files with no extensions) and then the icons come back after
"few" seconds.
 
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