How to Tell Which Process Is Using A File

To find a specific file, use the menu option Find->Find Handle or DLL... Type in part of the path to the file. The list of processes will appear below. If you prefer command line, Sysinternals suite includes command line tool Handle, that lists open ha

In the Processes section, select all processes by clicking the checkbox next to "Image" in the headers. When you've found the handle, you can identify the process by looking at the Image and/or PID column.

Press Win + R, type resmon, and press Enter. This will open Resource Monitor. In the Associated Handles section, use the search box to enter part of the file or folder name. The results will show which processes are using the file. Check the Image and PID

In this tutorial, we’ll show you four easy methods to quickly identify which process is using a file on Windows. Note: The below steps are tested to work on Windows 10 & 11.

For Windows 7 and above, you can use the built-in Resource Monitor. Open Resource Monitor, which can be found. From CPU tab, use the search field in the Associated Handles section. When you've found the handle, you can identify the process by looking

In Windows 11, you can quickly know which process is using a file. You can use the Resource Monitor tool in Windows 11, or use the command line in Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt to do this.

Here are the different methods to identify the process that is locking a file in Windows 11/10: Check the process that is locking a file using Resource Monitor. Use SysInternals Process...