Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Windows - See what programs or processes are using or locking a file



For Windows 7, 8 and 10 you can use the built-in Resource Monitor for this.
  1. Open Resource Monitor, which can be found
    • By searching for resmon.exe in the start menu, or
    • As a button on the Performance tab in your Task Manager
  2. Use the search field in the Associated Handles section on the CPU tab
    • Pointed at by blue arrow in screen shot below

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