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Tasklist

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP

Displays a list of currently running processes on the local computer or on a remote computer. Tasklist replaces the tlist tool.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

tasklist [/s <Computer> [/u [<Domain>\]<UserName> [/p <Password>]]] [{/m <Module> | /svc | /v}] [/fo {table | list | csv}] [/nh] [/fi <Filter> [/fi <Filter> [ ... ]]]

Parameters

Parameter Description

/s <Computer>

Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (do not use backslashes). The default is the local computer.

/u [<Domain>\]<UserName>

Runs the command with the account permissions of the user who is specified by UserName or Domain\UserName. /u can be specified only if /s is specified. The default is the permissions of the user who is currently logged on to the computer that is issuing the command.

/p <Password>

Specifies the password of the user account that is specified in the /u parameter.

/m <Module>

Lists all tasks with DLL modules loaded that match the given pattern name. If the module name is not specified, this option displays all modules loaded by each task.

/svc

Lists all the service information for each process without truncation. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to table.

/v

Displays verbose task information in the output. For complete verbose output without truncation, use /v and /svc together.

/fo {table | list | csv}

Specifies the format to use for the output. Valid values are table, list, and csv. The default format for output is table.

/nh

Suppresses column headers in the output. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to table or csv.

/fi <Filter>

Specifies the types of processes to include in or exclude from the query. See the following table for valid filter names, operators, and values.

/?

Displays help at the command prompt.

Filter names, operators, and values

Filter Name Valid Operators Valid Values

STATUS

eq, ne

RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN

IMAGENAME

eq, ne

Image name

PID

eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le

PID value

SESSION

eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le

Session number

SESSIONNAME

eq, ne

Session name

CPUTIME

eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le

CPU time in the format HH:MM:SS, where MM and SS are between 0 and 59 and HH is any unsigned number

MEMUSAGE

eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le

Memory usage in KB

USERNAME

eq, ne

Any valid user name

SERVICES

eq, ne

Service name

WINDOWTITLE

eq, ne

Window title

MODULES

eq, ne

DLL name

Remarks

  • The WINDOWTITLE and STATUS filters are not supported when a remote system is specified.

Examples

To list all tasks with a process ID greater than 1000, and display them in CSV format, type:

tasklist /v /fi "PID gt 1000" /fo csv

To list the system processes that are currently running, type:

tasklist /fi "USERNAME ne NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /fi "STATUS eq running"

To list detailed information for all processes that are currently running, type:

tasklist /v /fi "STATUS eq running"

To list all the service information for processes on the remote computer "Srvmain" that have a DLL name beginning with "ntdll," type:

tasklist /s srvmain /svc /fi "MODULES eq ntdll*"

To list the processes on the remote computer "Srvmain," using the credentials of your currently logged-on user account, type:

tasklist /s srvmain 

To list the processes on the remote computer "Srvmain," using the credentials of the user account Hiropln, type:

tasklist /s srvmain /u maindom\hiropln /p p@ssW23

Additional references

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