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Get-Process

SafeProcesses in PS

Get-Process | Sort CPU -Desc

Gets processes as objects; sort by CPU/memory to find heavy ones.

Examples

  • Get-Process | Sort CPU -Desc | Select -First 5Top 5 by CPU

Syntax

Get-Process [name] | Sort-Object CPU -Descending

Before you run it

Read-only.

Used when you see

PC is slow
1
Find the heavy processCheck top CPU/memory
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CPU usage is pegged
1
Identify the process consuming CPUSort by CPU and look at the top five.
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Suspected memory leak
2
Find the top memory consumers
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OneDrive sync is stuck
1
Check (and restart) the OneDrive process
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