In Windows XP (and perhaps up to Windows 7) in Task Manager there was a Windows tab where I could right-click an entry for an unidentified message box and then switch to the process which owns that window.
In Windows 10 however, Task Manager has drastically changed. I no longer find anything resembling the Windows tab, so can't seem to do the same procedure I could in Windows XP.
Is the functionality lost? If yes, what stock utility can be used in Windows 10 to determine which process owns a particular toplevel window?
Answer
This is still possible in Windows 10 (explained below), but a more robust version of this ability is available in Microsoft's freely available Process Explorer utility. By "more robust" I mean it can identify the process associated with any visible on-screen element, right down to individual icons displayed in the System Tray. Here's how:
Using Process Explorer
- Run Process Explorer (As Admin if the target process is likely to be running outside the current user's security context).
- Click and drag the Find Window's Process tool from the toolbar to the window or GUI element in question. The tool looks like this:
- Process Explorer will highlight in its list the process that owns the window:
The old-fashion way: Windows 10 Task Manager
- Start Task Manager.
- If necessary, switch to the Detailed view by clicking More details at the bottom.
- On the Processes tab right-click an application and click Go to details.
- You'll be taken to the Details tab where the owning process will be highlighted.
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