{"id":42,"date":"2008-03-03T18:37:52","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T13:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/configure-task-manager-to-display-full-path-of-running-processes\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T05:13:17","slug":"configure-task-manager-to-display-full-path-of-running-processes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/configure-task-manager-to-display-full-path-of-running-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"Task Manager: Show Command-line and Image Path of Running Processes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Out of all the built-in troubleshooting tools in Windows, Task Manager is probably the most useful tool. Almost every end-user knows what to do when an application stalls. They just fire up Task Manager using Ctrl + Shift + Esc and end the nonresponsive task. Also, Task Manager can be an extremely valuable tool to troubleshoot processes, and monitor disk I\/O<\/a> rates or other system performance issues.<\/p>\n

Task Manager’s Details tab lists all running processes. By default, it doesn’t display the complete path of the running processes and the command-line arguments used by those processes.<\/p>\n

For instance, you may see the script host CScript.exe or WScript.exe in Task Manager but not the script file name<\/a> (argument) being executed. This article tells you how to enable this critical bit of information in Task Manager.<\/p>\n

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Show Command Line and File path of Running Processes<\/h2>\n

To display the full file path and command-line of running processes in the Processes tab<\/strong>, in the Task Manager’s Processes tab, right-click the column header and enable Command line<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n

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Show Command-line column in Details tab<\/h4>\n

In Task Manager, click on the Details tab. Right-click the column header and click Select columns<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Enable Command line<\/strong> and Image path name<\/strong> checkboxes and click OK.<\/p>\n

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Note that “Command line” field would show the image file path anyway. So, enabling the Command line<\/strong> column alone is sufficient.<\/p>\n

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The above instructions below apply to Task Manager in Windows 8, 10 and 11. The instructions also apply to the redesigned Task Manager in Windows 11 22H2.<\/p>\n

Task Manager in earlier versions of Windows<\/h3>\n

Task Manager user interface appears a bit different in previous versions of Windows. For Windows Vista and 7, use these steps:<\/p>\n

Launch Task Manager. From the View<\/b> menu, click Select Columns… <\/b>Scroll down the listing, select the following options and click OK.<\/p>\n