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, and can be compared with the Windows task manager
Task manager
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Usage
tasklist shows all of the different local computer processes currently running. tasklist may also be used to show the processes of a remote system by using the command: tasklist /S "SYSTEM".
Optionally, they can be listed sorted by either the imagename, the PID or the amount of computer usage. But by default, they are sorted by chronological order:
C:\Users\User1>tasklist
Image name PID Session name Number Usage
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System Idle Process 0 Services 0 24 Ko
System 4 Services 0 25 720 Ko
smss.exe 336 Services 0 468 Ko
csrss.exe 460 Services 0 5 208 Ko
wininit.exe 564 Services 0 1 920 Ko
csrss.exe 584 Console 1 8 112 Ko
winlogon.exe 628 Console 1 2 832 Ko
services.exe 676 Services 0 8 996 Ko
lsass.exe 684 Services 0 11 568 Ko
lsm.exe 692 Services 0 3 052 Ko
svchost.exe 816 Services 0 8 160 Ko
svchost.exe 916 Services 0 9 340 Ko
atiesrxx.exe 972 Services 0 1 868 Ko
svchost.exe 348 Services 0 23 192 Ko
svchost.exe 472 Services 0 141 664 Ko
svchost.exe 504 Services 0 50 584 Ko
stacsv64.exe 388 Services 0 11 084 Ko
svchost.exe 1216 Services 0 25 072 Ko
hpservice.exe 1272 Services 0 1 964 Ko
vcsFPService.exe 1316 Services 0 4 884 Ko
svchost.exe 1360 Services 0 33 888 Ko
AvastSvc.exe 1476 Services 0 13 704 Ko
wlanext.exe 1484 Services 0 2 472 Ko
conhost.exe 1492 Services 0 1 248 Ko
spoolsv.exe 1800 Services 0 7 796 Ko
DpHostW.exe 1888 Services 0 14 856 Ko
svchost.exe 2004 Services 0 13 680 Ko
svchost.exe 1124 Services 0 12 512 Ko
AESTSr64.exe 1412 Services 0 1 500 Ko
btwdins.exe 1352 Services 0 2 676 Ko
ezSharedSvcHost.exe 2104 Services 0 1 804 Ko
HPDrvMntSvc.exe 2148 Services 0 960 Ko
HPWMISVC.exe 2180 Services 0 2 224 Ko
LSSrvc.exe 2216 Services 0 1 232 Ko
ccsvchst.exe 2296 Services 0 18 940 Ko
NOBuAgent.exe 2332 Services 0 3 120 Ko
SeaPort.exe 2408 Services 0 7 364 Ko
WLIDSVC.EXE 2484 Services 0 5 496 Ko
SearchIndexer.exe 2940 Services 0 44 928 Ko
WLIDSVCM.EXE 2960 Services 0 1 652 Ko
WmiPrvSE.exe 1860 Services 0 7 436 Ko
svchost.exe 3324 Services 0 4 152 Ko
atieclxx.exe 3600 Console 1 3 576 Ko
DPAgent.exe 3852 Console 1 9 764 Ko
dwm.exe 3860 Console 1 36 744 Ko
taskhost.exe 3900 Console 1 8 284 Ko
ccsvchst.exe 3700 Console 1 10 236 Ko
igfxpers.exe 4280 Console 1 4 000 Ko
SynTPEnh.exe 4328 Console 1 8 928 Ko
sttray64.exe 4360 Console 1 8 216 Ko
SmartMenu.exe 4416 Console 1 11 420 Ko
SynTPHelper.exe 4476 Console 1 2 404 Ko
DpAgent.exe 4684 Console 1 2 000 Ko
mswinext.exe 4748 Console 1 43 236 Ko
HPMSGSVC.exe 4764 Console 1 3 996 Ko
jusched.exe 4876 Console 1 3 972 Ko
hpqWmiEx.exe 4912 Services 0 3 548 Ko
AvastUI.exe 4936 Console 1 4 352 Ko
wmpnetwk.exe 4308 Services 0 14 152 Ko
svchost.exe 776 Services 0 15 852 Ko
dllhost.exe 5204 Services 0 4 228 Ko
MOM.exe 5820 Console 1 7 212 Ko
CCC.exe 5904 Console 1 23 052 Ko
PresentationFontCache.exe 5564 Services 0 5 904 Ko
HPHC_Service.exe 5752 Services 0 9 028 Ko
HPWA_Service.exe 5164 Services 0 24 660 Ko
LMS.exe 2020 Services 0 5 716 Ko
UNS.exe 4628 Services 0 4 444 Ko
cmd.exe 5740 Console 1 1 968 Ko
conhost.exe 5748 Console 1 4 000 Ko
HPWA_Main.exe 5220 Console 1 29 084 Ko
hpCaslNotification.exe 6100 Console 1 5 576 Ko
svchost.exe 3880 Services 0 1 648 Ko
WerFault.exe 6940 Console 1 4 332 Ko
WerFault.exe 8064 Console 1 4 616 Ko
explorer.exe 5600 Console 1 80 196 Ko
cmd.exe 6908 Console 1 2 020 Ko
conhost.exe 8340 Console 1 4 228 Ko
python.exe 3540 Console 1 54 872 Ko
WmiPrvSE.exe 5548 Services 0 9 900 Ko
firefox.exe 6712 Console 1 768 368 Ko
WUDFHost.exe 7248 Services 0 8 096 Ko
pidgin.exe 3448 Console 1 53 264 Ko
python.exe 2576 Console 1 123 024 Ko
plugin-container.exe 2768 Console 1 17 820 Ko
cmd.exe 7840 Console 1 3 772 Ko
conhost.exe 8856 Console 1 7 876 Ko
python.exe 6304 Console 1 20 488 Ko
plugin-container.exe 7800 Console 1 35 188 Ko
SearchProtocolHost.exe 3940 Services 0 7 548 Ko
audiodg.exe 6648 Services 0 17 228 Ko
SearchFilterHost.exe 2264 Services 0 7 268 Ko
cmd.exe 8120 Console 1 3 716 Ko
conhost.exe 9148 Console 1 7 588 Ko
tasklist.exe 9172 Console 1 6 760 Ko
C:\Users\User1>
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