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Get-Process — Basic Usage

Use Get-Process for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandGet-Process — Basic Usage
Get-Process

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Get-Process for a standard administrative task.

Get-Process

Original command

List running processes.

Get-Process

Common errors

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