How many 1password processes should be running

Hi @cogarooni, thank you for this question. 👋 I'm sorry to learn about this issue you've run into. Let's dig into this a bit.

First, 1Password does have multiple processes running, and as far as I know there isn't a set number of processes that's expected - it depends on the context and what the app is doing (other 1Password folks, feel free to chime in if I'm incorrect about this).

In any event, sometimes the 1Password apps that appear in Task Manager won't actually be using any meaningful amount of system resources - so if you're concerned about a recent slowdown and think 1Password might be involved, my first suggestion would be:

1. Open Task Manager
2. Click the CPU column. Check whether you notice any apps using lots of CPU resources.
3. Do the same thing for Memory. Does anything interesting appear this time?

These will give you an idea of what might be slowing your device down, which should be more useful than a straightforward count of the number of 1Password processes (many of which, at different times, won't use any system resources if they're not doing anything).

If you want to dig a little deeper, you can also use Windows' Resource Monitor tool to get more detailed views of what's using your CPU, memory, disk writes, and so on.

If you do find something unusual, in terms of 1Password resource usage, let us know and we'll be happy to work with you to sort it out. And if you'd like us to use some of the 1Password apps' diagnostics to investigate the question from our end, you can always contact us at support+windows@1Password.com, and we'll open up a case for you.

I hope this proves a helpful start - and we'll look forward to learning more from your reply! 😃