Process Explorer

Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

Install Command

Run this command in PowerShell on Windows with App Installer (winget) available. Review installer prompts and publisher requirements before proceeding.

winget install --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Publisher

Sysinternals

Version

17.2Latest

License

Proprietary

Install details for Process Explorer

Architectures: x64, arm64, x86
Install scope: Not declared in the manifest
Installer format: ZIP
Versions in winget-pkgs: 1

•ZIP archive: winget extracts it and installs the nested installer or portable executable.

1 versions of Process Explorer are currently kept in the winget community repository; the latest is 17.2. These details come from the package's manifests in microsoft/winget-pkgs and refresh every 12 hours.

Released: October 2026

Description

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

Process Explorer is available through winget as package ID Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer, with version 17.2. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.

winget commands for Process Explorer

Install the latest version

winget install --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Install a specific version (17.2)

winget install --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact --version '17.2'

Install the arm64 build

winget install --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact --architecture arm64

Upgrade to the latest version

winget upgrade --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Uninstall

winget uninstall --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Pin the installed version so winget upgrade --all skips it

winget pin add --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Show the package details winget sees

winget show --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact

Package ID

Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer

Moniker

procexp

Homepagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

Common questions

How do I install Process Explorer with winget?

Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run winget install --id 'Microsoft.Sysinternals.ProcessExplorer' --exact. winget downloads the installer listed in the official winget-pkgs manifest, checks its SHA256 hash, and installs it.