Listing processes

In this recipe, we will list processes in the system.

How to do it...

Let's list processes using PowerShell.

1. Open PowerShell ISE. Go to Start | Accessories | Windows PowerShell | Windows PowerShell ISE

2. Add the following script and run it:

   #list all processes to screen
   Get-Process
   #list 10 most recently started processes
   Get-Process | 
   Sort -Property StartTime -Descending | 
   Select Name, StartTime, Path, Responding -First 10
   
   #save processes to a text file
   $txtFile = "C:\Temp\processes.txt"
   Get-Process | 
   Out-File -FilePath $txtFile -Force
   
   notepad $txtFile
   
   #save processes to a csv file, 
   #and display first five lines in file
   $csvFile = "C:\Temp\processes.csv"
   Get-Process | 
   Export-Csv -Path $csvFile -Force -NoTypeInformation
   
   Get-Content $csvFile -totalCount 5
   
   #save the top 5 CPU-heavy processes that 
   #start with S to an xml file, 
   #and display in Internet Explorer
   $xmlFile = "C:\Temp\processes.xml"
   
   #note we are using PowerShell V3 Where-Object syntax
   Get-Process | 
   Where...