Process Explorer
To determine which applications in Windows 7 are responsible for activity on your hard disk, including which files and folders are being accessed you can use either Process Explorer or Resource Monitor. Although, Windows 7 offers an enhanced version of the Resource Monitor tool, Process Explorer is not part of the native operating system and you need to download it from Microsoft’s TechNet. Process Explorer allows you to determine information related to running programs such as, which program has a particular file or directory open or handles opened and DLLs loaded.
Categories: Troubleshooting, Utilities Tags: DLL, handles, process, Process explorer, processexplorer, program, Resource Monitor, Technet
Windows 7 Monitoring and Performance Built-in Tools
Do you know which tool to use when applications and services running on Windows 7 encounter problems? The tools provided by Windows 7 can help you monitor resources, establish baselines and logs, and determine where problems might occur. Sometimes, you may need to further configure these tools or create basic scripts to address your particular problem. In this post you will find a brief overview of the various monitoring and performance tools available with your Windows 7 operating system.
Categories: Performance, Utilities Tags: action center, monitor, monitoring, Process explorer, Reliability Monitor, Resource Monitor, Task Manager, Windows Experience Index
