Process Explorer — by Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Learn

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A far more detailed Task Manager. It shows the process tree, which DLLs and handles each process has open, and lets you find which program has a file locked.

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Source: Process Explorer by Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Learn. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
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