
When we use “memusage” filter, the memory value we need to specify in KBs. To know the list of processes or tasks using memory > Size (for example: 100 MB), the filter looks like below: “imagename” is the filter name we can use, to filter the tasks or processes based on the name. The condition should be in double quotes (“) and “eq” or “ne” are the operators, we can use for equal or non-equal check respectively. Where “/fi” is the switch used to filter the list of tasks on certain condition. C:\>tasklist /fi "imagename eq chrome.exe" We can even apply a filter to verify whether the application is currently running.įor example: to verify whether “chrome.exe” is running you can type the below command. Observe that, list of services associated with the processes are displaying under the “Services” column. Svchost.exe 1152 AeLookupSvc, BDESVC, BITS, CertPropSvc,ĮapHost, gpsvc, hkmsvc, IKEEXT, iphlpsvc, Svchost.exe 1100 EventSystem, FontCache, netprofm, nsi, Svchost.exe 1076 AudioEndpointBuilder, CscService, Netman, The output looks like below: C:\>tasklist /svc Type “ tasklist /svc” at the command prompt. By using “/SVC” switch at the command prompt, we can display the list of services associated with the processes. We can even display list of services currently running. Image Name PID Session Name Session# Mem Usage The output looks like below: C:\>tasklist Type tasklist at the command prompt & it displays list of processes currently running. In this Article, I would like to explain TASKLIST.EXE.įrom command prompt, run TASKLIST.EXE to display list of processes or services currently running in the System.

We do have several tools, to display the list of processes & services currently running from the command prompt. Windows Operating System, provides TASKLIST.EXE tool to list the processes & services from command prompt. We can display the list of process & services from command prompt also and especially these are helpful when we are writing the scripts to manage the processes and services. Not only the processes, it also displays the list of Services which are registered in the Windows Operating System. Windows Task Manager shows the list of processes currently running in the System.
