You might want to limit the number of events captured.Select Use file named and specify the destination folder and file name. To store data on disk, navigate to File -> Backing files to choose to store captured data on the drive or in virtual memory. By default, Process Monitor stores all events in virtual memory.Otherwise events that were excluded with the filter will be still saved in the log file. When you apply a filter don’t forget to enable the option that will delete excluded events from the resulted log file: Filter -> Drop Filtered Events. You might want to capture specific events only and exclude other events from the resulting file.

Download Process Monitor from Windows Sysinternals page, extract and run it:įor older OS versions, download processmonitor_v3.33.Whenever it is necessary to get information on the exact process/application that changes or creates a file/registry key or accesses a path on the local drive, please do the following: How to collect a Process Monitor log in Windows

Specify the file where you want event data to be stored You can choose to store Process Monitor data in a file on disk instead of virtual memory (e.g if running Process Monitor consumes too much RAM or slows down the computer):Ģ. You can also filter out Processes and generally any field you like. For example, you can right-click on Successes under Results, and exclude it. When analyzing a Process Monitor log, it is recommended to filter out entries. To access advanced information on any single operation right-click on the operation line and choose Properties:

The main Process Monitor window lists all system operations along with their exact time, process name, ID and the result for every single operation: Process Monitor can be used to track system and software activity to troubleshoot some of the product issues, especially when it is necessary to track what particular application or process accesses a file or a registry key. For older OS versions, download processmonitor_v3.33.zip

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