Windows 10: Background processes can't be killed.

I updated from Windows 10 to 11 almost 2 months ago. All the applications I use regularly are updated as is WIndows. When I start an application, whether it is a Microsoft application or other applications such as Adobe, Autodesk, Spotify, and so on. If the application starts and runs a background process, it isn't terminated when the application is closed. This prevents the application from being opened again without a full restart of Windows. If I doo try to start the application again, it doesn't start, but it does open a new additional background process. So, as an example, if I just close

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Kill Processes for the N8

Hello



To kill the processes, I use NetQin Mobile Guard on my N8 and nothing runs past this, it literally kills the entire application and process on the background. Try it
here.

 

Auto-kill a process

As I said, a trivial Autohotkey script - a permanent loop
loop {
If process exists - kill it
sleep n
}

(very roughly)

 

Program running a background process?

I'm running Corel Video Studio 2018, and it's updates function shows characteristics of a background process:

- the program has an auto check daily plus a manual option for updates

- manually checked, presented with an option of downloading an update and Ok'd, evidence of any activity vanishes from the program workspace, yet the connected internet modem activity light begins running hot as the download happens

- it's repeatable over several up-date cycles

The evidence seems to suggest a background activity - whilst the program/PC is free to use for other things. Several software packages do this.

However, a check in task manager/processes, show all, does not display any info of a related background process for any Corel or Video Studio program. If a background process is being used by the software, MUST it be listed in the task manager/processes
list?

Platform is windows 7 home sp1 64bit plus the important patches.