Understanding process information in Task Manager
The programs that run on your computer have processes associated with them that start the program. You can use Task Manager to view the processes that are currently running on your computer.
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Open Task Manager by right-clicking the taskbar and then clicking Task Manager.
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Click the Processes tab. Task Manager will show the processes currently running under your user account.
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For more information, do any of the following:
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To show processes running for all users, click Show processes from all users.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
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To add more columns of information, click View, and then click Select Columns. Select the check boxes for the columns you want to see, and then click OK.
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To view more information about any process running in Task Manager, right-click the process, and then click Properties. In the Properties dialog box, you can view general information about the process, including its location and size. Click the Details tab to view detailed information about the process.
You can also view which services are associated with a process. To view which services are running in a particular process, right-click a process, and then click Go to Service(s). The services associated with the process are highlighted on the Services tab.
Notes
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If you right-click a process on the Processes tab and click Go to Service(s), but you do not see any highlighted services, then the process does not have any services associated with it, regardless of whether processes from all users are shown or not.
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If you are viewing the Services tab and click Go to Process, but no process is highlighted in the Processes tab, the process is not running under your user account. Make sure you are showing processes from all users, and then try again.
