Process Explorer is an advanced task manager. It is an indispensable tool for both beginners and power users. I use it all the time to kill tasks that refuse to be killed, or find what which processes are still holding on to a particular file or DLL so it refuses to be deleted.
Alternatively, Process Explorer Portable is also available, which is stealth.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Process Hacker |
What's new? | See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#whats-new-rss-icon |
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Mench59
on 2024-02-13 11:10
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Hello, could someone tell me what the differences are with Process Hacker? |
ProcessKO is a small useful tool designed to quickly kill any running or hanging process / program.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/ProcessKO/History |
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MIKLO
on 2016-10-01 18:27
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Really like this pgm small and powerful, does exactly what I want when I want, what a concept. |
Task Manager DeLuxe is a powerful alternative to the native Windows Task Manager, offering detailed monitoring and efficient administration and manipulation of processes, windows, services, sessions, startup entries, environment and system performance.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
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None If TMI.ini does not appear in the application folder, writes to AppData. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://mitec.cz/Data/XML/data_tmxvh.xml |
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webfork
on 2018-08-13 14:13
rqqt: confirmed, updated entry with additional instructions. Thanks for the note.
REVerdi
on 2020-01-11 08:58
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Correction: |
Process Monitor displays both file system and registry activities in real-time, combining the features of FileMon and RegMon. Additional features includes live changes (autoscroll), non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, file logging etc.
Alternatively, Process Monitor Portable is also available, which is stealth.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Moo0 File Monitor |
What's new? | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#whats-new-rss-icon |
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__philippe
on 2016-07-29 13:17
Annoyingly, SysInternals' powers-that-be no longer deem worth their while to provide a changelog of their recent releases.
MIKLO
on 2016-08-29 18:10
@ __philippe do you know is there gonna be any effort made to correct this? I'm kinda surprised cuz I have always thought of SysInternals as being a first rate top notch entity, but they are not showing that in this case.Even if the changelogs are only interesting or necessary to a few people in my opinion that reason enough to continue with accurate data.
dmiranda
on 2021-05-25 21:37
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The last version I could see working in XP is 3.61 -no link to probe it :P |
DTaskManager adds additional features above Windows' native Task Manager including batch termination and control over even protected system processes. The program can suspend and reactivate processes (useful for effectively "pausing" a program without closing) as well as automatically managing process priority. When ending a program, three different ways are available to kill a processes, including End, Quit, Kill and Kill Process Override for even increasingly stubborn programs.
Note: To save settings check "Save on exit" under the "Options" menu.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DTaskManager.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Daphne, Process Hacker, Task Manager DeLuxe |
What's new? |
See: https://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog/DTaskManager-Changelog-34426.html |
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MIKLO
on 2017-04-03 14:02
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@Midas Oops Duh, I guess ya gotta be smarter than the software which I was not. lol Thanks for the heads up^ |
SuperF4 allows users to kill the foreground program when the key combination Ctrl+Alt+F4 is pressed. This is different from programs that respond to Windows' normal "close" hotkey Alt+F4, which only asks the foreground program to exit. This is important because many programs don't cooperate with a close request due to a bug, nag screens, or other issues.
Additionally, you can also kill a process by pressing Win+F4 and then clicking the window you wish to kill with your mouse. This mode behaves like xkill for GNU/Linux, BSD etc.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SuperF4.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Advanced Process Termination, ProcessKO, Task Killer |
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Released 1.4.
I apologize for my tardiness. I use Windows less and less every year, and I must confess that I have not even been running my own programs when I do. I hope this release makes up for it somewhat. |
System Explorer is a tool for accessing a variety of system internals. It can also be used as a Task Manager replacement with detailed information about processes, startup entries, explorer/IE add-ons, uninstallers, services, drivers, connections, opened files etc. It has a registry/file snapshot feature so that changes to the system can be computed and displayed in tree view or text list format. It also has a processes security tool that checks your processes against an online database.
Alternatively, System Explorer Portable is available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Nagware |
How to extract: | Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. The application files can be found under the {app} subfolder. Launch SystemExplorer.exe. |
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Ayman
on 2013-12-10 23:28
i need to be able to run this app from a CD, it runs will but when i try to exit it won't close because it tries to write to the app folder (on the CD) and it fails of course, is there anything i can get around this issue?
billon
on 2016-04-22 02:05
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Updated to 7.1.0, but portable version is gone, previous is gone, everything is gone, see more in forum topic |
Process Hacker is a feature-packed tool for manipulating processes and services on your computer. Includes a simple, customized tree view, detailed performance graphs, list of network connections, comprehensive process list (including hidden), full control over processes, rootkit termination, and DLL controls.
Alternatively, Process Hacker Portable is stealth.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Settings location is specified by passing the -settings parameter to Process Hacker, together with the full path to the settings file. |
Stealth: ? | No. To make stealth:
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License: | GPLv3 |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Process Explorer |
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misan
on 2016-02-04 20:15
Thank you.
Midas
on 2021-03-02 09:39
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Process Hacker is still being updated through so-called nightly builds: see forum topic or https://processhacker.sourceforge.io/nightly.php. |
DBC Task Manager provides a tabbed interface for usage statistics and system management. Views can be customized, minimized, and tweaked to user needs. The program shows a histogram of CPU, memory, disk, and network activity, as well as an interface for services and startup programs.
The program is similar to Windows 8 task manager, but can run on Windows 7. A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
NOTE: Main site offline, linking to Softpedia mirror.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DBCTaskmanX86.exe (for 32-bit OS) or DBCTaskmanX64.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
Similar/alternative apps: | Daphne |
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freakazoid
on 2015-11-22 06:55
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Nice find! I've always liked the Windows 8 task manager. |
Daphne is a task manager replacement with a variety of extra features. It displays a list of currently running process with detailed information about: CPU usage, Process ID, Process name, Full path (and arguments), Priority, Class (Process / Service), Current memory usage, Peek memory usage, Current swap usage, Peek swap usage and Number of threads.
Additionally, the program has a crosshair that can be dragged onto existing windows to Find, Kill, put on top, change transparrency, and even enable/disable. A "trap" feature lets you modify or prioritize processes whenever they appear.
Alternatively, Daphne Portable is also available
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL (source) |
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Similar/alternative apps: | DTaskManager, Process Hacker |
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webfork
on 2013-05-04 18:32
My task manager of choice for corralling processes and killing processes that need to go, but takes up a lot of processor power to run on my Win7x64 system. As a result, despite some of the cool monitoring tools included, I generally run it to do something and then immediately close. Also, as many have pointed out, this program really needs a manual.
I am Baas
on 2013-10-12 17:55
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Svchost Process Analyzer lists all svchost instances and checks the services they contain. Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for Windows services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The authentic svchost.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32, but numerous viruses and trojans use the same file and process name to hide their activities. Svchost Process Analyzer makes it easy to uncover Svchost worms like the infamous Conficker worm.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the EXE file to a folder of your choice. Launch SvchostAnalyzer.exe. |
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mars
on 2009-09-01 23:49
Tried to run "Svchost Process Analyzer", but 'commodo internet security' decided to quarantine "Backdoor.win32.Blackhole.sj@2950603"
Venu
on 2010-07-16 09:16
I check it with virustotal - everything is fine. @mars it was a false positive. I can recommend this tool.
u64
on 2010-08-17 18:48
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VirusTotal doesnt detect all new viruses |
Task Killer will quickly terminates applications, processes, Windows services, etc. Simply click on the Task Killer icon and select the application / process / service from the menu list. The program features customizable hot-keys (global), command-line support, and a "Smart Kill" mode with a safer way to kill a program than the standard Task Manager.
Languages: Catalan, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Èesky, Deutsch, Français, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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PrcView is a process viewer utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process, it displays memory, threads and module usage. For each DLL, it displays full path and version information.
Note: Main site is offline. Linking to Softpedia mirror.
Windows 9x/Me users: Performance and monitoring-related functionality are not available.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application and the small number of settings it exposes, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PrcView.exe. |
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misan
on 2016-05-14 20:52
Never really portable. I used to use it many years.
h3kt0r
on 2020-03-03 19:24
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I like it. Program is fast to launch (less than 2 seconds), is responsive and does the job to quickly kill frozen apps. |
a-squared HiJackFree allows you to view and edit the configured autoruns, list explorer/browser add-ons, look at installed services, view all currently opened ports, and list all running processes. It helps in the detection and removal of all types of spyware, adware, trojans and worms.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. I am accepting it as portable on the assumption that it will only be run occasionally during troubleshooting. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download a2HiJackFree.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
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Terry Moroney
on 2009-11-16 22:17
a2hijackfree v31016 seems to corrupt system.ini and win.ini when checking Autoruns. I was forced to scanreg /restore to get Win 98 up & running again.
Emka
on 2014-12-06 07:31
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download link broken, there is a far more recent version available, untested |
THG Task Assignment Manager is an invaluable utility for anyone with a multi-processor or multi-core computer. It allows you to increase the speed of your computer by configuring certain tasks to individual processors. Known as "affinity," this will save your program settings and maintain profiles of them in the future. This has many benefits including:
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TaskAssign.exe. |
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AgentPothead
on 2014-06-06 00:38
This file is still handy for running older games and programs, so I rehosted it. http://agentpothead.com/taskassign.zip
I am Baas
on 2014-06-08 03:38
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Advanced Process Manipulation (APM) is an advanced process/module viewer and manipulation utility that allows particular control over target processes by becoming a part of them. APM attaches a part of itself to the target process and once 'inside', APM is free to perform actions on its behalf (e.g.: determining which ports are in use, un/loading DLLs into the target process, allowing you to make plugins for virtually any program...)
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
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Mars_C
on 2010-08-27 17:58
[again] Since the links for this app are all dead, I looked around and found this:
misan
on 2016-05-14 20:54
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Faber Toys provides views of internal system activity including an audit of Processes (including dependencies), AutoRuns (including access to Registry etc), File Analysis (including e.g. PE analysis, imported modules, functions exported), Program Aliases and a hierarchical view of existing windows. The program can export information in XHTML, HTML or TXT format, and enables process priority modification, process kill, auto-refresh with custom interval, and Highlight Services (NT only).
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Dependencies: | Visual Basic 6 Runtime and MSCOMCTL.OCX |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Note that the procedure has been tested with FaberToys_SmallSetup.exe, which does not include the Visual Basic 6 Runtime and MSCOMCTL.OCX). |
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jaden
on 2010-10-28 22:28
Unfortunately doesn't run on Win7 x64. I get this error Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument
Peter202
on 2013-08-11 14:38
Not working on Windows 7 x32 too. I am getting the same error: Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument
misan
on 2016-05-14 20:56
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Regmon is a registry monitoring utility that will show you which applications are accessing your registry, which keys they are accessing, and the registry data that they are reading and writing - all in real-time. This advanced utility takes you one step beyond what static registry tools can do, to let you see and understand exactly how programs use the registry.
Note that Vista and above are encouraged to use Process Monitor.
Note: Main site link offline (thanks WolfGhost). Linking to Softpedia.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. I am accepting it as portable on the assumption that it will only be run occasionally during troubleshooting. |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP file and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch the program by double-clicking on Regmon.exe. |
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Wolfghost
on 2010-01-25 05:41
RegMon and FileMon are no longer available for download. They have been replaced by Process Monitor on versions of Windows starting with Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows Vista.
misan
on 2016-05-14 20:55
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