

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.” Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded. 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. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. “Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. I have been using Process Explorer v16.2, which was published on February 17, 2017. While the default Windows Task Manager is ok for the majority of user, Systinternals Process Explorer is a supercharged version free for download from Microsoft TechNet.

Personally I open up the Windows Task Manager to see which application or process is taking the resources from my laptop. We all have experienced the situation where a particular application or process is consuming more RAM memory or CPU than expected. Related Posts Sysinternals Process Explorer – Brief Overview
