How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

Do you actually know which programs or apps are accessing the Internet in the background? Windows 11 gives you the ability to find out which programs connect to the internet. In this guide we will show you how to do it.

There are situations where you just want to find out which programs are active or running in the background and are connecting to the Internet. It is not necessary to check each installed program or app individually, but Windows 11 offers the possibility of listing the programs that have access to the Internet.

How to check which active programs are accessing the Internet

Under the task manager you can find out which currently open programs are accessing the Internet.

  1. Open  Task Manager . With the key combination CTRL + SHIFT + ESC you can call up the task manager very quickly.
  2. In the Processes area, the apps and background processes are listed. In the Network column , you can see which programs are connecting to the Internet.
     


     

  3. If you want to see a detailed breakdown, click on "Performance" at the top and then on Open resource monitor. In the opened window, click on the Network tab at the top . Here they are also all processes or programs with network activities.
     

    How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

  4. Right click on "Network". All processes with network activities are displayed here.

    How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

We showed above how to check internet access of running programs and apps. However, there are programs such as those in the background that send the Internet date without their knowledge. To do this, do the following.

  1. Start the Windows 11 setting in the key combination Windows + i press.

  2. In the opened window, click Network & Internet on the left .

    How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

  3. Click on "Data usage" in the upper right corner.

    How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

  4. After a moment, all programs that access the Internet will be listed.

    How to find out what programs are accessing the Internet in the background

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