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# What Feex maps, explained

Feex identifies processes, hardware, services, and apps locally on your PC. This public wiki explains those same names and parts. Your machine readings stay local. Fast answers first. Specs when you want them.

- Feex maps it locally
- You choose a name to look up
- The wiki explains it

[How this wiki works](https://feex.it/wiki/about/) · [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/) · [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/)

Feex says

I live on your machine and map what is happening there. Those readings stay there. Search this public reference when you want an explanation of a name or part I can identify.

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[Hardware: 5,790 parts](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/)[Software: 400 apps](https://feex.it/wiki/software/)[Processes: 207 names](https://feex.it/wiki/process/)[Windows Services: 16 services](https://feex.it/wiki/service/)

[Processors: The CPU is the chip that runs Windows and your programs.: 2,572](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/cpu/)[Graphics: The GPU is the chip that draws the picture on your screen.: 3,211](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/)[Systems: A system name is the architecture or socket a part belongs to, not the part itself.: 7](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/)

- [ABIT Siluro T400: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/other-abit-siluro-t400/)
- [Ada Lovelace: Systems, Architecture](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/ada-lovelace/)
- [Alder Lake: Systems, Architecture](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/alder-lake/)
- [AM5: Systems, Socket](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/am5/)
- [AMD 3D Rage: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-3d-rage/)
- [AMD 3D Rage II: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-3d-rage-ii/)
- [AMD All-in-Wonder 128: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-all-in-wonder-128/)
- [AMD All-in-Wonder 2006: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-all-in-wonder-2006/)
- [AMD All-in-Wonder 7500: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-all-in-wonder-7500/)
- [AMD All-in-Wonder 8500: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-all-in-wonder-8500/)
- [Intel Core i7-12700KF: Processors, Desktop CPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/cpu/intel-core-i7-12700kf/)
- [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070/)

[Browse all 5,790 parts](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/)

[Creative: Image, video, and design apps that ask a lot from the PC.: 57](https://feex.it/wiki/software/creative/)[Productivity: Office, notes, and work apps people live in all day.: 133](https://feex.it/wiki/software/productivity/)[Browsers: Web browsers and the processes they spawn in Task Manager.: 24](https://feex.it/wiki/software/browsers/)[Security: Antivirus and system guards, and what they leave running.: 49](https://feex.it/wiki/software/security/)[System tools: How-to pages, runtimes, and utilities that sit under other apps.: 90](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/)[Games: Games and launchers that lean on GPU and CPU hard.: 34](https://feex.it/wiki/software/games/)[Drivers: Publisher names that show up after you plug something in.: 13](https://feex.it/wiki/software/drivers/)

- [Google Chrome: Browsers, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/google-chrome/)
- [Adobe Photoshop: Creative, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-photoshop/)
- [.NET Desktop Runtime: System tools, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/dotnet-desktop-runtime/)
- [1Password: Security, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/onepassword/)
- [360 Total Security: Security, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/qihuo360/)
- [7-Zip: System tools, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/7-zip/)
- [Ableton Live: Creative, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/ableton-live/)
- [AdGuard: Security, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adguard/)
- [Adobe Acrobat: Productivity, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-acrobat/)
- [Adobe Acrobat Reader: Productivity, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-acrobat-reader/)
- [Adobe After Effects: Creative, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-after-effects/)
- [Adobe AIR: System tools, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-air/)

[Browse all 400 apps](https://feex.it/wiki/software/)

[Windows: System process names that belong to Windows itself.: 119](https://feex.it/wiki/process/windows/)[Applications: Executable names that belong to an app you installed.: 73](https://feex.it/wiki/process/application/)[Security: Defender and similar names people fear in Task Manager.: 15](https://feex.it/wiki/process/security/)

- [chrome.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/chrome.exe/)
- [svchost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/svchost.exe/)
- [7zFM.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/7zfm.exe/)
- [AccountsControlHost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/accountscontrolhost.exe/)
- [AcrobatNotificationClient.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/acrobatnotificationclient.exe/)
- [AdobeARM.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/adobearm.exe/)
- [AdobeCollabSync.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/adobecollabsync.exe/)
- [AggregatorHost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/aggregatorhost.exe/)
- [amdfendrsr.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/amdfendrsr.exe/)
- [AppActions.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/appactions.exe/)
- [ApplicationFrameHost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/applicationframehost.exe/)
- [AppVShNotify.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/appvshnotify.exe/)

[Browse all 207 names](https://feex.it/wiki/process/)

[Update: Windows Update and related delivery services.: 3](https://feex.it/wiki/service/update/)[Security: Firewall, credentials, and Defender-related services.: 3](https://feex.it/wiki/service/security/)[Devices: Plug and Play, print, and peripheral services.: 2](https://feex.it/wiki/service/devices/)[Media: Audio and media stack services.: 1](https://feex.it/wiki/service/media/)[System: Core Windows jobs that keep the machine running.: 7](https://feex.it/wiki/service/system/)

- [Windows Defender: Security, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-defender/)
- [Windows Update: Update, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-update/)
- [Background Intelligent Transfer Service: Update, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/bits/)
- [Bluetooth Support: Devices, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/bluetooth-support/)
- [Cryptographic Services: Security, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/cryptographic-services/)
- [Delivery Optimization: Update, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/delivery-optimization/)
- [Print Spooler: Devices, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/print-spooler/)
- [Remote Procedure Call (RPC): System, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/remote-procedure-call/)
- [SysMain: System, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/sysmain/)
- [Task Scheduler: System, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/task-scheduler/)
- [Windows Audio: Media, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-audio/)
- [Windows Defender Firewall: Security, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-firewall/)

[Browse all 16 services](https://feex.it/wiki/service/)

## Popular processes

Names people paste from Task Manager when something looks busy or unfamiliar.

- [chrome.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/chrome.exe/)
- [dwm.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/dwm.exe/)
- [explorer.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/explorer.exe/)
- [msedge.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/msedge.exe/)
- [MsMpEng.exe: Security, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/msmpeng.exe/)
- [svchost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/svchost.exe/)

## Popular hardware

CPUs and GPUs people ask about when they want a still-good verdict.

- [Alder Lake: Systems, Architecture](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/alder-lake/)
- [Intel Core i7-12700KF: Processors, Desktop CPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/cpu/intel-core-i7-12700kf/)
- [LGA1700: Systems, Socket](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/system/lga1700/)
- [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070/)

## Start with these articles

A running name, the app behind it, a Windows service, a CPU, and a GPU. Same article shape, different questions.

- [Adobe Photoshop: Creative, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-photoshop/)
- [chrome.exe: Applications, Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/chrome.exe/)
- [CorelDRW.exe: Applications, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/process/coreldrw.exe/)
- [Google Chrome: Browsers, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/google-chrome/)
- [How to read Task Manager: System tools, Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)
- [Intel Core i7-12700KF: Processors, Desktop CPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/cpu/intel-core-i7-12700kf/)
- [Mozilla Firefox: Browsers, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/mozilla-firefox/)
- [MsMpEng.exe: Security, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/msmpeng.exe/)
- [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Graphics, Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070/)
- [Photoshop.exe: Applications, Application](https://feex.it/wiki/process/photoshop.exe/)
- [svchost.exe: Windows, Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/svchost.exe/)
- [Windows Defender: Security, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-defender/)
- [Windows Update: Update, Windows Service](https://feex.it/wiki/service/windows-update/)

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