Query process

Applies To: Windows Vista,Windows Server 2008

Displays information about processes that are running on a terminal server.

You can use this command to find out which programs a specific user is running, and also which users are running a specific program.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

	$lib:\\queryprocess.bmp$ Copy Code
query process [* \| <ProcessID> \| <UserName> \| <SessionName> \| /id:<nn> \| <ProgramName>] [/server:<ServerName>]

Parameter	Description
*	Lists the processes for all sessions.
<ProcessID>	Specifies the numeric ID identifying the process that you want to query.
<UserName>	Specifies the name of the user whose processes you want to list.
<SessionName>	Specifies the name of the session whose processes you want to list.
/id:<nn>	Specifies the ID of the session whose processes you want to list.
<ProgramName>	Specifies the name of the program whose processes you want to query. The .exe extension is required.
/server:<ServerName>	Specifies the terminal server whose processes you want to list. If unspecified, the server where you are currently logged on is used.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Administrators have full access to all query process functions.
If you do not specify the <UserName>, <SessionName>, /id:<nn>, <ProgramName>, or * parameters, query process displays only the processes that belong to the current user.
If a session is specified, it must identify an active session.
Query process returns the following information:
The user who owns the process
The session that owns the process
The ID of the session
The name of the process
The ID of the process
When query process returns information, a greater than (>) symbol is displayed before each process that belongs to the current session.

	$lib:\\queryprocess1.bmp$ Copy Code
query process *

	$lib:\\queryprocess2.bmp$ Copy Code
query process /ID:2