Clear-It

Clear-It is the ultimate task manager that can clear the operating environment for program installation, CD/DVD burning, or resource intensive applications. Clear-It can be used to terminate applications individually or in groups to create a specific operating environment or as part of the process of Windows troubleshooting. Unlike the Windows Task Manager, Clear-It does not disappear until you tell it to, and even lists some programs that are not shown on the Windows Task Manager.

Clear-It can close all unnecessary programs and applications at the touch of a button in preparation for activities such as program installation or CD & DVD burning, which are supposed to be conducted without any other applications running. Clear-It also has an emergency stop button for use under hostile conditions. While Clear-It was not designed as an anti-virus tool, it has still been used with some success against worms that did not hide themselves in critical system files, giving users the opportunity to update and run their virus scanners without undue interference.