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November 3

UWP Suspension

I asked this a few days ago, but also asked another question that got more attention, so am asking this again. I am using Windows 10. If I am viewing tasks with the Task Manager, sometimes I see a comment that is either, "This UWP process is suspended to improve system performance." or "This UWP process group is suspending processes to improve system performance." What causes this? Can I un-suspend (resume) the process? If the process is a process under Outlook, it causes Outlook to stop synchronizing, that is, it stops checking incoming email. I know that I can end the task and restart it. My question is either what causes this, so that I can avoid having it happen, or is there a way to resume the task without ending and restarting it? Robert McClenon (talk) 22:23, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon, this is normal for all Universal Windows Platform apps. The process should be unsuspended when you return to the app. Basically, Windows does this automatically to ensure system resources are utilised on what it thinks you're actually using, similar to what your smartphone does. Regarding Outlook, it should be coded to handle this so make sure you check your settings, but if you're having issues, if it's a business email, you can try using the Win32 version of the Outlook app (part of the Office 2016/Office 365 suite), else you can try Windows 10's mail app. You might also want to check what performance mode Windows is set to. Ed talk! 14:55, 7 November 2020 (UTC)