Process Monitor for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

Imagine Regmon on steroids, and you'll have a glimpse of this home-run hitting process watchdog. Process Monitor's simple spreadsheet-like interface displays processes through a user-created filter. The interface lacks simple single-click column sorting, however, columns are easily shown or hidden.

Process Monitor displays an extensive amount of information that will appeal mainly to advanced users. Context-clicking a process offers a pop-up menu of options to display additional information or affect the process. The pop-up is also available as the toolbar Event menu. Other pull-down menus manipulate the great amount of information to highlight trends. A button bar offers single-click icons for the most used commands. Three commonly used filters appear on the bar to show Registry Activity, File System Activity, or Process and Thread Activity.

Intermediate to advanced users looking for a better understanding of their system will want to test this freeware executable. Process Monitor will quickly find a place in their toolbox.

What’s new in version 3.05

Version 3.05 adds a context-menu entry that opens the filter edit dialog with contents pre-populated with the specified row and column value.

Process Monitor for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: June 5, 2013

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 3.05

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows Server
Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 129,955

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User Reviews

3.8/5

11 User Votes

Everything you will need to know about your processes.
cooly32April 9, 2012
Pros
The Time stamp next to the Process name makes it easy to see what process are being called when executing various programs making it easy to trouble shoot issues being cause by particular programs. This program has a column for PID which is a nice feature for those times when u need to know a PID of a process quickly. This monitor comes with a nice window target-er to find those processes quickly. Nothing like just point and clicking a window to find the processes associated with that window. Don't forget the network feature that scans the net and reports back network usage per workstation also giving the amount of send and received data.
Cons
I would love to see this little program add the column sort feature as then i could say this program is perfect. If it was not for this program missing the lovely sort feature then I would have given the full 5 starts.
Summary
What Microsoft should Use,Simply Great
mastruloJanuary 2, 2011
Pros
Fantastic Facilities, like Restart an app, a Process, & if your Desktop Crashes, It's Great Restart Explorer and Viola!
Cons
Don't Substitute it for the Task Manager in XP Pro, Unless You Know the Registry Key to Re-enable it! When Desktop Crashes it disables the Task Manager, like pulling the carpet from under You! Use it as a quick Launch gets me out of trouble Daily!
Summary
It's the Task Manager MS should Use Period!
aaha_7August 8, 2008
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myworld_August 8, 2008
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lolololololo1August 7, 2008
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Absolute marvel
armensoft--2008July 3, 2008
Pros
I just love it. Debugging and monitoring sotware memory leaks done with ease..
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Perfect for the detail oriented guys
jojiesalApril 17, 2008
Pros
If you really are meticulous and need to know every little detail and steps in a process then this is perfect for you
Cons
Summary
very powerful - information overload - fixed previous problems
wboyerApril 11, 2008
Pros
This version fixes lockup problems experienced in previous versions on dual core systems. Lots of information on processes running on your system.
Cons
A learning curve and information overload. <p>Not for beginners!
Summary
Excelent software to monitor processes
armensoft--2008December 12, 2007
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Summary
Replaces & is more informative ithan Windows Task Manager
IrobotbenderNovember 23, 2007
Pros
Shows not just the processes that are running on your computer as Windows Task Manager does but also gives you understandable information about that process. It also highlights the process to let you know what they are currently doing. Easier to decipher running processes. Best of all, you can replace the original task manager with this one.
Cons
None, after 6 months
Summary

Developer’s Description

Monitor Windows file system activity, registry operations, and running processes.