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PowerShell Get-Process cmdlet

The Get-Process cmdlet in PowerShell is used to retrieve the list of running processes on the local or remote computers^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md].

Filtering Processes

You can filter the returned processes using specific parameters. The -Name parameter allows you to select processes by their name, while the -ID parameter allows selection by Process ID (PID).^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

When retrieving a specific process by ID, you can pass the output to other cmdlets to inspect detailed properties. For example, Select-Object * displays all properties, including __NounName, Handles, VM, WS, and PM.^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

Viewing Process Details

Process objects contain detailed information that can be accessed via properties. By storing a process object in a variable (e.g., $A = Get-Process -ID 4344), you can drill down into specific configurations such as StartInfo.Environment or StartInfo.EnvironmentVariables.^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

To view specific collections of data within a process, such as thread IDs, you can use Format-List.^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]

Sorting and Formatting

To analyze system resource usage, you can retrieve all processes and sort them. The Sort-Object cmdlet can sort processes by properties like PM (Page Memory) in descending order^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md]. Combining this with Format-Table -AutoSize allows for a clean, tabular display of Metrics like Handles, VM (Virtual Memory), WS (Working Set), and NPM^[600-developer__learn-powershell01.md].

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