A lightweight and powerful Windows utility designed to help you quickly terminate unnecessary applications and free up system resources.
The latest installer can be found on the Releases page.
- Comprehensive Process List: View all currently running processes on your system.
- Advanced Sorting: Sort the process list by name, memory usage, CPU usage, or selection status.
- Flexible CPU Monitoring:
- Total CPU Time (Default): A fast, non-intensive view of the total processor time used by an application since it started.
- Live CPU % (Optional): Enable in settings to see a live percentage of CPU usage, similar to Task Manager (this requires more resources and slows down the refresh).
- Customizable Purge List: Select specific processes to add to a "Termination Order" list.
- Ordered Termination: Arrange the processes in your purge list in the exact order you want them to be terminated.
- System Tray Integration: Runs quietly in the system tray for quick access. Right-click to instantly purge processes, open the main window, or access settings.
- Safety Features:
- Critical Process Protection (Default): Prevents you from accidentally selecting essential Windows system processes. This can be disabled by advanced users.
- Confirmation Dialog: A confirmation prompt appears before purging from the main window to prevent accidental clicks.
- Persistent Settings: Your custom purge list and all your settings are automatically saved and reloaded every time you start the application.
- Automatic Startup: Configure ProcessPurge to start automatically and silently with Windows.
- Operating System: Windows 10 or Windows 11.
- Framework: .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (or newer).
- Permissions: Requires administrator privileges to run.
- Download the latest
setup.exefrom the Releases page. - Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
- On the first launch, you will be asked to accept the user agreement.
- Developed by: David Rader II
- Thanks to my wife for putting up with me: Dawn Rader
- Lead AI Assistance: Gemini 2.5 Pro
- Additional AI Consultation: Grok
- Special Thanks to MaSTERmIKK of GitHub for providing my first thorough project feedback.
You are using this software solely at your own risk. It is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind. The author is not responsible for any data loss or system instability that may result from its use.