Description
Task Manager shows process names and little else, leaving you stuck when you ask "which program is locking this file" or "who launched this unknown process". Process Explorer sees through it: Microsoft Sysinternals' process resource manager showing all processes in a tree with parent-child relationships, handles, and DLLs.
It finds which process is using a file or folder, shows each process's loaded DLLs and open handles, plots real-time CPU/memory/IO, and verifies process trust via VirusTotal. To really understand what's running and hunt down rogue processes, it far outclasses the built-in Task Manager — official Microsoft freeware, portable, no install.
Process Tree: All processes in a parent-child hierarchy, so you see who launched what.
Handles & DLLs: Inspect open handles and loaded DLLs to find what locks a file.
Real-Time Monitoring: Live CPU, memory, and IO graphs with detailed metrics.
Trust Verification: Built-in VirusTotal to verify process trust in one click.
Portable: Official Microsoft freeware, single-file, no install.
It finds which process is using a file or folder, shows each process's loaded DLLs and open handles, plots real-time CPU/memory/IO, and verifies process trust via VirusTotal. To really understand what's running and hunt down rogue processes, it far outclasses the built-in Task Manager — official Microsoft freeware, portable, no install.
Features
Process Tree: All processes in a parent-child hierarchy, so you see who launched what.
Handles & DLLs: Inspect open handles and loaded DLLs to find what locks a file.
Real-Time Monitoring: Live CPU, memory, and IO graphs with detailed metrics.
Trust Verification: Built-in VirusTotal to verify process trust in one click.
Portable: Official Microsoft freeware, single-file, no install.
