

Process Explorer is considered to be a more advanced form of the Windows Task Manager.


You can think of this as a combination of the old FileMon and RegMon tools with some basic diagnostic features. This tool will display information regarding the file system, registry, and the processes running on the system as they are occurring. Process Monitor is a real-time troubleshooting tool. I’ve written tips on both of these and frequently see people confuse them or even ask about the differences between the two. Process Monitor and Process Explorer both have a lot in common as they are both Microsoft Sysinternals tools designed to help you troubleshoot and debug processes on a Windows host.
