How To Show Hidden Processes In Microsoft Windows 7 And Vista

  

Your antivirus says your system is clean, but somehow your system resources is consumed by an unknown hidden processor which eats up all the memories. Process Explorer is a simple tool that display hidden processes deep inside Windows Vista, 7 and 8. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

The best part about it is, Process Explorer is free courtesy of Microsoft and Mark Russinovich.

How To Show Hidden Processes In Microsoft Windows 7 And Vista

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you’ll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you’ll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

How To Show Hidden Processes In Microsoft Windows 7 And Vista

Process Explorer can be downloaded for free at the following URL: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653

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