Query process
Displays information about processes running on a terminal server. You can use this command to find out which programs a specific user is running, and also which users are running a specific program.
Syntax
query process [{ *|ProcessID|UserName|SessionName|/id:nn|ProgramName}] [/server:ServerName] [/system]
Parameters
* : Lists the processes for all sessions.
ProcessID : Specifies the numeric ID identifying the process you want to query.
UserName : Specifies the name of the user whose processes you want to list.
SessionName : Specifies the name of the session whose processes you want to list.
/id: nn : Specifies the ID of the session whose processes you want to list.
ProgramName : Specifies the name of the program whose processes you want to query. The .exe extension is required.
/server: ServerName : Specifies the terminal server whose processes you want to list. If unspecified, the server where you are currently logged on is used.
/system : Specifies that current information about system processes is displayed. If you do not want system processes to be displayed, do not use this parameter.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
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Administrators have full access to all query process functions.
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If you do not specify the UserName, SessionName, /id:SessionID, ProgramName, or * parameters, query process displays only the processes belonging to the current user.
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If a session is specified, it must identify an active session. You can use wildcards to identify the process.
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Query process returns the following information:
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The user who owns the process
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The session that owns the process
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The ID of the session
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The name of the process
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The state of the process
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The ID of the process
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When query process returns information, a less than (>) symbol is displayed before each process belonging to the current session.
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