Windows 10: How do I disable Windows 10 from suspending processes

Hi,


Over the last week twice I've had Zoom suspended in Task Manager once was just now. I don't want Windows 10 suspending processes. Is there a way of stopping this from ever happening? It's the only two times I've ever seen processes listed as suspended in 25 years of using Windows.


Dave Besag

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Apps/processes being suspended!

Suggestion here:
After running 360 Antivirus some processes have become suspended - Windows 10 Forums

(Your specs unfortunately don't include your AV).

A different solution found here:
Windows 10: Processes stuck in state - Super User

 

Windows indexing service -- 100s of copies of process suspended

Noted you said

- what made you first notice the problem- how did it become evident?

And do you know of any change around the time this started?

Note the option per file type here.





And the option in the properties sheet here.

To index the contents of a given file type, you must have the appropriate ifilter installed for non-default file types to be indexed. (See right hand column, 1st screenshot).
These are usually installed by the program set as default for that file type.
Occasionally this can be a problem, particularly with (text based) pdfs.

You can disable content indexing per drive:




Allow File Contents and Properties to be Indexed on a Drive in Windows | Windows 10 Tutorials

I suggest it might be worth disabling content indexing for all drives as a test and rebuild the index for a limited number of folders, and do that after a clean boot. I'd also suggest you limit the file types being indexed, in case there's a correlation with that.

I.e. attempt to reach a point where the process is not suspended.

Beyond that, if it's not possible to identify some peculiarity by eliminated 3rd party programs and what is being indexed, I'd suggest trying an in-place upgrade repair install which keeps programs and data and most settings.

Noted you are on 1803, which I'm avoiding for now. There's always the possibility this is some quirk in 1803, but I've not seen another report- but then, it may be people haven't noticed it.

 

Resume/Suspend Process

Hi

In newer Windows 10 versions, windows automatically suspend processes if needed and resume them too.

I don't think you have a need to suspend them manually.