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Sluggish PCs are commonly caused programs running in the background, which in some cases are started automatically when Windows starts up.

Sometimes these programs are useful but quite often, however, are not needed, and some many cases may be disgusted as trojans, spywares, malwares and even viruses.

The pages below provide a guide on the usefulness these background tasks, Windows 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 services, and Windows Startups, and removal procedures when recommended.

Common Windows Processes: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Common Windows Services: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Common Third Party Processes: 0-9 - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

N - R
nail.exe Naimag32.exe naprdmgr.exe napster.exe  navapsvc.exe
navbrowser.exe Navmgrd.exe nbj.exe ndetect.exe ndstray.exe 
nero.exe nerocheck.exe netdevsw.exe netscp.exe  netwaiting.exe
network.exe ngvpnmgr.exe nhksrv.exe nisserv.exe nkbmonitor.exe
nkvmon.exe nl.exe n-lookup.exe nls.exe nmain.exe 
nmbgmonitor.exe nod32kui.exe norton update.exe notepad.exe npfmntor.exe 
nprotect.exe npscheck.exe ntos.exe  ntunecmd.exe ntuneservice.exe
nutsrv4.exe nvcsched.exe  nvctrl.exe nvraidservice.exe nvsched.exe
nvsvc32.exe nwiz.exe oasclnt.exe odthdjnc.exe  oemrun.exe
omniscient.exe onetouch.exe onetouchmon.exe onspeedcore.exe  ooccctrl.exe
opscheduler.exe optimize(2).exe optimize(3).exe optimize(4).exe optimize.exe
opware32.exe  opwarese2.exe opwarese4.exe oscheck.exe osd.exe
outlook32.exe outpost.exe  p2pnetworking.exe  padexe.exe passrv.exe
paytime.exe  pccguide.exe  Pcclean.exe pchbutton.exe pcmservice.exe
pcs.exe pcs_agnt.exe pcscm.exe  pcservice.exe pcsws.exe
pctfw.exe pctspk.exe pd6000sm.exe  pdesk.exe  pdservice.exe 
pdvddxsrv.exe pdvdserv.exe picasamediadetector.exe pifsvc.exe  pinger.exe
plaxohelper.exe  pmsngr.exe  pmsnrr.exe pnagent(2).exe pnagent.exe
pnkbstra.exe pnkbstrb.exe  pokapoka63.exe popuper.exe portaol.exe 
powerreg-scheduler(2).exe powerreg-scheduler.exe pptd40nt.exe pqv2isvc.exe prdtect.exe 
preinstt.exe  preload.exe printray.exe promon.exe  pronomgr.exe 
ps2.exe psdrvcheck.exe qfschd140.exe  qlbctrl.exe qnwnqrid.exe
qpservice.exe qttask.exe qtzgacer.exe Quickcam.exe quickcam10.exe
quickdcf.exe  quickset.exe  radio365trayagent.exe ravcpl64.exe ravmond.exe 
ravmone.exe  razertra.exe  reader_sl.exe realplay.exe realsched.exe 
recguard.exe  registrybooster.exe registrycontroller.exe regmech.exe  regmfc.exe 
regperf.exe  regshave.exe regsrvc.exe remind_xp.exe  remind_xp1.exe 
repairregistrypro.exe rfagent.exe rlvknlg.exe robotaskbaricon.exe  router.exe
roxwatchtray.exe roxwatchtray9.exe rpitsp.exe  rps.exe rsdbserver.exe
rthdcpl.exe  rthdvcpl.exe rtvscan.exe ruktqbm.exe  rundll32(1).exe 
rundll32.exe  rxmon.exe