tuPoz

Windows' ability to multitask is both a blessing and curse. Although this can significantly increase productivity, it also leaves the door wide open to multiple processes cluttering the interface and draining the resources of the system to the point of unresponsiveness. tuPoz can assist users facing such quandaries, by allowing one to terminate any type of process currently running.

There are multiple similar programs that perform precisely the same function and this tool shares with them a highly simple and intuitive setup. Once started, a list is automatically populated with all the applications currently running. A simple mouse click or keystroke is necessary to terminate a process.

However, several features distinguish this tool from similar utilities. For one thing, users have the possibility to terminate all processes with a matching name; this can be very useful when malware has flooded the system. The standard method of killing programs via their unique PID is available, but a novel approach is the 'terminate and delete' option.

With a simple check, users can not only kill a running process, but also delete the corresponding executable. Once this task is performed, the program automatically copies to Clipboard the path of the deleted entry.

A notable improvement is the ability to search for processes matching a given query and to batch kill all matching entries.

All things considered, tuPoz is an asset for anyone faced with running numerous processes every day. It can target and terminate multiple items at the same time and can even be employed to cleanse the system, by deleting executable files.