Reference > Connections > Windows Processes

The Windows Processes connection can be used to display Windows processes from one or more computers.

Dashboard

The Windows Processes are shown in the Dashboard panel when you select a Windows Processes connection in the Navigation panel.

Dashboard_WindowsProcess

Features

List of windows processes from one or more computers.

Grid search and customization, including sort, filter and group.

Ability to issue a kill process command for the selected process.

Note

The Windows Processes connection relies on WMI. Ensure that all the necessary firewall ports for WMI are open and that the credentials set in the connection properties have the permission to manage processes on the remote computer(s).

Royal Server Support

The dashboard data can also be gathered using a Royal Server. For more information about Royal Server, click here.

Dashboard Settings

To configure the application default settings for the included dashboard, open the Plugins Management and click on Dashboard for the Windows Processes connection plugin.

To configure individual dashboard settings for a connection, use the Dashboard property page.

Plugin Settings

The Windows Processes connection plugin does not offer any plugin settings at this time.

Connection Properties

The Windows Processes Properties dialog is shown:

for a new Windows Processes connection by clicking the More... menu item in the Add drop down menu in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab and selecting the Windows Processes entry from the list of available objects.

for an existing Windows Processes connection by selecting a Windows Processes connection and clicking on the Properties command in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab.

as a bulk-edit dialog when multiple Windows Processes connections were selected in the Folder / Document Dashboard and the Properties command in the Edit group on the Home ribbon tab is clicked. See also: Bulk Operations