Query process

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

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:SessionID | Program.exe}] [**/server:**ServerName]

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: SessionID
    Specifies the ID of the session whose processes you want to list.
  • Program .exe
    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.
  • /?
    Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks

  • Administrators have full access to all query process functions.

  • If you do not specify the UserName, SessionName, /id:SessionID, Program.exe, or * parameters, query process displays only the processes belonging to the current user.

  • If a session is specified, it must identify an active session. You can use wildcards to identify the process.

  • Query process returns the following information:

    • The user who owns the process

    • The session that owns the process

    • The ID of the session

    • The name of the process

    • The state of the process

    • The ID of the process

  • When query process returns information, a greater than (>) symbol is displayed before each process belonging to the current session.

Examples

To display information about the processes being used by all sessions, type:

query process *

To display information about the processes being used by session ID 2, type:

query process /ID:2

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See Also

Concepts

Command-line reference A-Z
Command shell overview
Terminal Services commands