In this post, we will see how to stop Discord from running in the background on a Windows computer so that, you can save over exhaustion of your resources and stop your system from crippling.

Disabling background processes through Edge settings The most straightforward approach to prevent Edge from running in the background involves adjusting the browser's built-in settings.

Limiting the number of programs starting up with your computer can help too: It means fewer apps running in the background, freeing up more memory and other system resources.

Background apps consume CPU, memory, and other system resources, which can slow down your computer. The more apps running in the background, the greater the impact on performance.

Explorer.exe runs in the background of Windows 7 at all times; stopping this program from running and then restarting it simulates the effects of a reboot without actually rebooting your computer.

Uncheck a box next to an application to remove it from your start-up list. Restart your computer to run Windows 7 without the app running in the background.