tasklist

tasklist

new in WS2003

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Lists running processes.

Syntax

 tasklist [/s   Computer   ] [/u   Domain   \   User   [/p   Password   ]] [{/m   Module   /svc  /v}] [/fo {TABLE  LIST  CSV}] [/nh] [/fi   FilterName   [/fi   FilterName2   [ ... ]]] 

Options

/s Computer

Name or IP address of a remote computer (if omitted, defaults to local computer).

/u [Domain\User[ /p [Password]]]

Credentials for running the command (if omitted, defaults to currently logged-on user).

/m Module

Lists tasks having DLLs loaded that match the pattern.

/svc

Lists service information for each process without truncation (requires TABLE ).

/fo {TABLE LIST CSV}

Format for displaying driver properties (if omitted, default is TABLE ).

/nh

Omits header row from displayed information if /fo is set to TABLE or CSV .

/v

Displays verbose information.

/fi FilterName

Filters the types of process(es) to kill (be sure to put the filter in quotes):

Status {eq ne} {RUNNING NOT RESPONDING UNKNOWN}

Imagename {eq ne}

Any valid string

PID {eg ne gt lt ge le}

Any valid positive integer

Session {eg ne gt lt ge le}

Any valid session number

CPUTime {eg ne gt lt ge le}

Valid time in format HH:MM:SS

Memusage {eg ne gt lt ge le}

Any valid integer

Username {eq ne}

Any valid username in format Domain\UserName

Services {eq ne}

Any valid string

Windowtitle {eq ne}

Any valid string

Modules {eq ne}

Any valid string

Examples

Display all running processes:

  tasklist  Image Name                   PID Session Name        Session#    Mem Usage = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = System Idle Process            0 Console                    0         16 K System                         4 Console                    0        220 K smss.exe                     280 Console                    0        484 K csrss.exe                    356 Console                    0      3,092 K winlogon.exe                 380 Console                    0      5,500 K services.exe                 424 Console                    0      3,052 K lsass.exe                    436 Console                    0     22,168 K svchost.exe                  664 Console                    0      3,048 K svchost.exe                  796 Console                    0      3,948 K svchost.exe                  812 Console                    0      2,044 K svchost.exe                  840 Console                    0     21,448 K spoolsv.exe                 1080 Console                    0      7,696 K msdtc.exe                   1104 Console                    0      3,708 K dfssvc.exe                  1172 Console                    0      3,668 K dns.exe                     1208 Console                    0      5,128 K svchost.exe                 1256 Console                    0      1,628 K ismserv.exe                 1292 Console                    0      3,332 K ntfrs.exe                   1304 Console                    0        820 K svchost.exe                 1400 Console                    0      1,224 K tcpsvcs.exe                 1436 Console                    0      8,564 K svchost.exe                 1652 Console                    0      3,968 K alg.exe                     1688 Console                    0      3,444 K svchost.exe                 1904 Console                    0      3,344 K wmiprvse.exe                2208 Console                    0      4,208 K csrss.exe                   2384 RDP-Tcp#1                  1        964 K winlogon.exe                2412 RDP-Tcp#1                  1      3,092 K rdpclip.exe                 2636 RDP-Tcp#1                  1      2,280 K explorer.exe                2696 RDP-Tcp#1                  1     10,312 K HelpCtr.exe                 2836 RDP-Tcp#1                  1     17,140 K HelpSvc.exe                 2888 Console                    0      8,368 K cmd.exe                     3012 RDP-Tcp#1                  1        564 K logon.scr                   4008 Console                    0      1,348 K wmiprvse.exe                 704 Console                    0      4,588 K notepad.exe                 2548 RDP-Tcp#1                  1      1,748 K tasklist.exe                2644 RDP-Tcp#1                  1      3,036 K 

List verbose info for process with ID 840:

  tasklist /fi "PID eq 840" /fo list /v  Image Name:   svchost.exe PID:          840 Session Name: Console Session#:     0 Mem Usage:    21,440 K Status:       Unknown usernames:    NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM CPU Time:     0:00:08 Window Title: N/A 

List service info for this process:

  tasklist /fi "PID eq 840" /fo list /svc    Image Name:   svchost.exe PID:          840 Services:     Browser               CryptSvc               dmserver               EventSystem               helpsvc               lanmanserver               lanmanworkstation               Netman               Nla               RasMan               RemoteAccess               Schedule               seclogon               SENS               ShellHWDetection               W32Time               winmgmt               wuauserv               WZCSVC 

Notes

tasklist replaces the tlist support tool.

See Also

taskkill , Tasks