Clear all the events that Process Monitor recorded by clicking the Clear icon.ħ.

Process Monitor will begin logging from the moment it starts running. Extract the contents of the ProcessMonitor.zip archive to your desktop.ĥ.

Download Process Monitor from Microsoft TechNet:ģ.

Log into Windows using an account with administrative privileges.

How to use Process Monitor Gathering a normal Process Monitor log The tool monitors and displays in real-time all file system activity on a Microsoft Windows operating system. Process Monitor is useful for troubleshooting issues when we need to identify the files or registry keys an application is accessing.

Process Monitor will quickly find a place in their toolbox.Process Monitor is a free tool from Windows Sysinternals, which is part of the Microsoft TechNet website. Intermediate to advanced users looking for a better understanding of their system will want to test this freeware executable. Three commonly used filters appear on the bar to show Registry Activity, File System Activity, or Process and Thread Activity. A button bar offers single-click icons for the most used commands. Other pull-down menus manipulate the great amount of information to highlight trends.

The pop-up is also available as the toolbar Event menu. Context-clicking a process offers a pop-up menu of options to display additional information or affect the process. Process Monitor displays an extensive amount of information that will appeal mainly to advanced users. The interface lacks simple single-click column sorting, however, columns are easily shown or hidden. Process Monitor's simple spreadsheet-like interface displays processes through a user-created filter. Imagine Regmon on steroids, and you'll have a glimpse of this home-run hitting process watchdog.

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