This code snippet will create a folder at ~\ProcessMonitor with all of the files needed.Įxpand-Archive -Path '~\ProcessMonitor.zip' -Destination ProcessMonitor Below is a PowerShell code snippet if you’ve saved it to your home folder.
Once you’ve got it downloaded, extract the ZIP file with your favorite tool. You can get it by downloading the ZIP file. Procmon doesn’t need to be installed it’s a single executable. You can get it two different ways via the traditional download method or what Windows Sysinternals calls Sysinternals live. To get started, you’re going to need procmon running on your Windows machine.
The Guide will use v3.6 of procmon throughout on a Windows 10 Build 1909 圆4 machine.
That’s it! You’ll download and install procmon in the following sections.
Use these switches with the /OpenLog switch to have Process Monitor export a log file into CSV, XML, or PML format. This option must be used the first time that Process Monitor is run on a system and should only be used to troubleshoot SoftGrid applications.
This switch, which is available only on 32-bit Vista and Server 2008, has Process Monitor use system-call hooking instead of the Registry callback mechanism to monitor Registry activity, which enables it to see Softgrid virtual Registry operations on these operating systems. Uses this switch to run the 32-bit version of Process Monitor on 64-bit Windows to open logs generated on 32-bit systems Terminate all instances of Process Monitor and exit.ĭon't confirm filter settings on startup. Wait for an instance of Process Monitor to become ready. Starts Process Monitor with its window minimized to the task bar. When this flag is present Process Monitor does not automatically start logging activity.Īutomatically accepts the license and bypasses the EULA dialog.Įnables the thread profiling event class. Has Process Monitor create and use the specified file name as the logging file. Process Monitor supports several command line options:ĭirects Process Monitor to open and load the specified log file.