Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows
real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines
the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and
Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and
non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such as session
IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks
with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging
to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make
Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and
malware hunting toolkit.
Overview of Process Monitor Capabilities
Process Monitor includes powerful monitoring and filtering capabilities,
including:
More data captured for operation input and output parameters
Non-destructive filters allow you to set filters without losing data
Capture of thread stacks for each operation make it possible in many
cases to identify the root cause of an operation
Reliable capture of process details, including image path, command
line, user and session ID
Configurable and moveable columns for any event property
Filters can be set for any data field, including fields not
configured as columns
Advanced logging architecture scales to tens of millions of captured
events and gigabytes of log data
Process tree tool shows relationship of all processes referenced in
a trace
Native log format preserves all data for loading in a different
Process Monitor instance
Process tooltip for easy viewing of process image information
Detail tooltip allows convenient access to formatted data that
doesn't fit in the column
Cancellable search
Boot time logging of all operations
The best way to become familiar with Process Monitor's features is to
read through the help file and then visit each of its menu items and
options on a live system.
Screenshots
Related Links
Windows Internals Book The
official updates and errata page for the definitive book on Windows
internals, by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon.
Windows Sysinternals Administrator's Reference The
official guide to the Sysinternals utilities by Mark Russinovich and
Aaron Margosis, including descriptions of all the tools, their
features, how to use them for troubleshooting, and example
real-world cases of their use.