{"id":1062,"date":"2010-07-21T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T06:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2022-03-14T19:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:23:05","slug":"resource-monitor-find-process-locked-file-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/resource-monitor-find-process-locked-file-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Resource Monitor to Find Which Process Has Locked a File"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many folks use Process Explorer from Windows Sysinternals to gather information about running processes and their open handles<\/a>. In addition, there is an excellent but less familiar utility in-built with Windows 7 and higher (including Windows 10\/11).<\/p>\n

The built-in utility is Resource Monitor, which provides complete details of running processes, their associated handles, and associated modules (for example, DLL files).<\/p>\n

Use Resource Monitor to Find Which Process Has Locked a File<\/h2>\n
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  1. To launch Resource Monitor, press Win<\/kbd> + R<\/kbd>, type resmon.exe<\/code>,<\/b> and click OK.<\/li>\n
  2. Select the CPU tab.<\/li>\n
  3. Expand Associated Handles<\/b> by clicking on its title bar.<\/li>\n
  4. Type a file name or part of the file name in the text box provided. This should list the processes currently accessing the file.
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    Bonus Tip!<\/b> You can also type a registry key in the search field, which would cause Resource Monitor to show the registry handles with the corresponding process names.
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    View Associated Modules for a Process<\/h3>\n

    There is another option wherein you can view the list of modules in use by a given process. First, select one or more processes in the Processes section, and then expand the Associated Modules section to view the list of modules used by the selected processes.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Resource Monitor proves to be a valuable tool to investigate processes and locked files. It can come in handy, especially when you forget to bring your troubleshooting toolkit along when fixing a friend’s PC. “Associated Handles” and “Associated Modules” are excellent feature additions in Windows 7 and higher. You can also use Process Explorer to find this info. Check out the article Know which process has locked a file<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Incidentally, you may have also noticed that the “File in Use” dialog (in Windows 7 and higher) displays the Process Name as well.<\/p>\n

    \"openfiles\"<\/p>\n

    Want to find which program is eating away your internet bandwidth? Resource Monitor can tell that too<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Many folks use Process Explorer from Windows Sysinternals to gather information about running processes and their open handles. In addition, there is an excellent but less familiar utility in-built with Windows 7 and higher (including Windows 10\/11). 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