Finding the Process ID - Windows drivers (2024)

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Each process running in Windows is assigned a unique decimal number called the process ID (PID). This number is used in a number of ways, for example to specify the process when attaching a debugger to it.

This topic describes how you can determine the PID for a given app using Task Manager, the tasklist Windows command, the TList utility, the PowerShell Get-Process command, or the debugger.

Task Manager

Task Manager can be opened in a number of ways, but the simplest is to select Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and then select Task Manager.

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In Windows, first click More details to expand the information displayed. From the Processes tab, select Details to see the process ID listed in the PID column.

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Click on any column name to sort. You can right click a process name to see more options for a process.

Some kernel errors may cause delays in Task Manager's graphical interface.

The tasklist command

Use the built in Windows tasklist command from a command prompt to display all processes, their PIDs, and a variety of other details.

C:\>tasklistImage Name PID Session Name Session# Mem Usage========================= ======== ================ =========== ============System Idle Process 0 Services 0 8 KSystem 4 Services 0 7,428 KSecure System 104 Services 0 40,344 KRegistry 164 Services 0 146,596 Ksmss.exe 592 Services 0 1,176 Kcsrss.exe 896 Services 0 6,224 Kwininit.exe 980 Services 0 6,572 K...

Use tasklist /? to display command line help.

TList utility

Task List Viewer (TList), or tlist.exe, is a command-line utility that displays the list of tasks, or user-mode processes, currently running on the local computer. TList is included in the Debugging Tools for Windows. For information on how to download and install the debugging tools, see Debugging Tools for Windows.

If you installed the Windows Driver Kit in the default directory on a 64 bit PC, the debugging tools are located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\

When you run TList from the command prompt, it will display a list of all the user-mode processes in memory with a unique PID number. For each process, it shows the PID, process name, and, if the process has a window, the title of that window.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64>tlist -tSystem Process (0)System (4) smss.exe (592) Memory Compression (3376)Secure System (104)Registry (164)csrss.exe (896)wininit.exe (980) services.exe (660) svchost.exe (1232) WmiPrvSE.exe (6008) dllhost.exe (1748) WmiPrvSE.exe (1860)...

For more information, see TList.

The .tlist debugger command

If there's already a user-mode debugger running on the system in question, the .tlist (List Process IDs) command will display a list of all PIDs on that system.

PowerShell Get-Process command

To work with automation scripts, use the Get-Process PowerShell command. Specify a specific process name, to see the process ID for that process.

C:\> Get-Process explorerHandles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- ----------- 2520 404 108948 179284 1,702.95 7656 1 explorer

For more information, see Get-Process.

Additional resources

To learn more about Windows internals (including context, threads, and processes), review additional resources, such as Windows Internals by Pavel Yosifovich, Mark Russinovich, David Solomon, and Alex Ionescu.

Finding the Process ID - Windows drivers (2024)

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How do I find the process ID of a window ID? ›

Task Manager can be opened in a number of ways, but the simplest is to select Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and then select Task Manager. In Windows, first click More details to expand the information displayed. From the Processes tab, select Details to see the process ID listed in the PID column.

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How do I get the details of PID in Windows? ›

How to get a PID using the command prompt
  1. Open the command line using this instruction.
  2. Type 'tasklist' and press Enter on the keyboard.
  3. Find the PID of the needed process in the PID column.
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What is a process ID in Windows? ›

In computing, the process identifier (a.k.a. process ID or PID) is a number used by most operating system kernels—such as those of Unix, macOS and Windows—to uniquely identify an active process.

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Which command is used to find the ID of the process? ›

pidof command

The pidof command prints the PID of the processes. The argument should be the process name.

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How do you find out your PID? ›

How to Look Up Your PID
  1. If you have a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN*) you may look up your PID online.
  2. Contact the PID Office with your full name, gender, date of birth and SSN*.
  3. For batch PID lookup requests please e-mail the PID Office for instructions.

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How to get process id in Windows PowerShell? ›

-Id. Specifies one or more processes by process ID (PID). To specify multiple IDs, use commas to separate the IDs. To find the PID of a process, type Get-Process .

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What is the command to check PID details? ›

The ps -p <PID> command is pretty straightforward to get the process information of a PID. Alternatively, we can also access the special /proc/PID directory to retrieve process information.

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How do I find a PID file? ›

We can find the . pid file of a specific process by searching through common directories such as /var/run or /var/run/<process_name> where processes store their . pid files. Alternatively, we can check within the /var/run/<process_name> directory.

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How do I find my PID port in Windows? ›

Go to Processes/Services in the Task Manager (for processes, select "Show processes of all users"). "Select View\Columns -> Enable PID (Process ID)". Now you can see which program or service uses which PID and you know what occupies the corresponding port.

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How to find Windows ID? ›

On Windows
  1. Go to the Start menu, then in the search box type “cmd” and hit Enter.
  2. In the cmd window, type “ipconfig /all”.
  3. Find the line that reads “Physical Address”. This is your Machine ID.

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What is the function to get the process ID? ›

getpid() — Get the process ID
  1. Standards. Standards / Extensions. ...
  2. Format. #define _POSIX_SOURCE #include <unistd.h> pid_t getpid(void);
  3. General description. Finds the process ID (PID) of the calling process.
  4. Returned value. getpid() returns the found value. ...
  5. Example. ...
  6. Related information.

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How to check if PID is running or not? ›

Another way to check whether a process with a given PID is running is to use pgrep command. pgrep command is used to search for processes based on their name or other attributes. Replace <PID> with PID of process you want to check. If process is running, you will see PID printed to console.

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What command should be used to view the process with the process ID? ›

Use the ps command to list all the processes on a system.

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How to check process in Windows? ›

Using the Task Manager: Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) and go to the “Processes” tab. This view will show all the processes currently running on your computer, including those in the background.

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How do I find the process ID of the last command? ›

To get the PID of the last executed command type: echo "$!" Store the pid of the last command in a variable named foo: foo=$!

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How to find java process ID in Windows command prompt? ›

Finding Java application Process ID in Windows
  1. open command prompt.
  2. cd to 'bin' folder, where JDK is installed.
  3. Issue 'jps' command.

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What is Windows process Session ID? ›

Generally in Windows, session ids are used to identify different user login sessions. However, in your thread, the occurrence of multiple session ids in the primary user account may be due to some process or service on the system.

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How do I find the program ID in Windows 10? ›

Select Start > Run, enter shell:Appsfolder , and select OK. A File Explorer window opens. Press Alt + V > Choose details. In the Choose Details window, select AppUserModelId, and then select OK.

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