Program not responding, win8.1 Looking for definite fix.

VLTFV

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Scenario: Programs that take a long time to process a certain task, while not refreshing/updating the output/window while doing so.
Issue: Windows 8 think he's the boss and complains that the program is "not responding"
Details: I'm the boss, and Win8 is being fkng annoying with his complaints. Also, sometimes it's useful to see what's on screen without it being blurred or with a blank cover on top.
What is not the problem: Performance. Got a quad-core at 2.9Ghz, some programs just manage to be heavy enough to take some time.

Other info: I solved this issue on my old win7 by deactivating some service (no idea which). Searched recently and it should be "Desktop windows something something", however, this service does not exist in windows 8.

Quest: Fix this issue.
Reward: You'll be an awesome person for the rest of your life.

VLV
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    i7-3632qm
    Graphics Card(s)
    gt650m
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Cooling
    laptops need better damn cooling
How much RAM do you have ?
HDD speed ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
lol
16gb 1600, and 750Gb at 7200 rpm. The OS is on a partition that should reach 180mb/s, and heavy programs something like 120mb/s ?. (these values are under ideal scenarios though)
And the program in question does not usually use more than 1.5-2 gb RAM, and shouldn't really be using the disc at all, just cpu.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    i7-3632qm
    Graphics Card(s)
    gt650m
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Cooling
    laptops need better damn cooling
It was "Prefetch" that you turned off in Win7 I suppose, in Win8 it goes by name "Superfetch". What abut some AV ? it may hamper some things too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
I might have disabled Prefetch on the old computer, but I'm not doing it on this one, since I have enough RAM.
The AV is set to leave heavy programs alone, and as far as I know it's only influential when a program is using the disc.

I think you might have misunderstood the issue, or I wasn't explicit enough. Performance is not the issue, what I am trying to disable is the "not responding" message/white blur. I did so in the old win7 by disabling windows service, so I was wondering if there's a service in win8 that when disabled, solves the issue. I've searched on it a while ago and didn't really find what a proper answer, so I started this thread here. :p
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    i7-3632qm
    Graphics Card(s)
    gt650m
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Cooling
    laptops need better damn cooling
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