

You can check out the Name, PID, used CPU, I/O total rate, Private bytes, User name that it belongs to, and Description. Just like Process Explorer, Process Hacker shows the processes organized in a hierarchical view to show you which ones depend on each other.
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To replace Windows Task Manager with Process Explorer, open the Options menu and click Replace Task Manager (administrative rights are required). You can control the application's window ( Window -> Bring to Front, Restore, Minimize, Maximize, Close), pick the CPU cores allowed for the process ( Set Affinity -> tick the CPU boxes, click Ok), as well as allocate and prioritize resources ( Set Priority -> Realtime, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal, Background, Idle).Īlso, you can terminate the process or just the ones that depend on it ( Kill Process or press Del, Kill Process Tree or press Shift+ Del), Restart, Resume (if it's suspended), as well as almost instantly scan a process for malware using multiple anti-malware applications online ( Check VirusTotal and view the detection ratio in the VirusTotal column, next to Company Name). Select a process from the list and right-click or open the Process menu to view the possible actions. To customize these colors, open the Options menu and select Configure Colors. NET Processes (yellow), Jobs (brown), and Immersive Processes (blue). These are color-coded to tell apart New Objects (green), Deleted Objects (red), Own Processes (light purple), Services (pink), Suspended Processes (grey), Packed Images (dark purple), Relocated DLLsand. The names of the processes are shown in the left column, and their information is displayed on the right: CPU usage, Private Bytes, Working Set, PID (process ID), Description, and Company Name. It autodetects currently running processes and shows them in a tree view at startup, so you can tell which processes depend on others to run. Process Explorer isn't packed in a setup kit, so you can double-click the downloaded. Scroll down to the end of this article to play our video guide and see what they look like. We're breaking down Process Explorer and Process Hacker, which are freeware, along with Process Lasso, which is a commercial product, all specialized in managing processes. If you're looking for more control over running applications than the features offered by Windows Task Manager, check out this guide and explore three advanced apps designed for this purpose.
