Solved - How to Find Out the PID (Process ID) in Windows

PID, the abbreviation of Process Identifier, is a unique number used to identify every running process or service in operating system like Windows, MacOS, and Linux. In this post, we will walk you through three methods of how to find out the PID (Process ID) in Windows.

Get PID by Task Manager

Whether in Windows 7 or Windows 10, you can both get the PID (Process ID) by Task Manager. Here are the detailed steps.

Step 1: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc simultaneously to open Task Manager window.

Step 2: If the window shows in a simplified summary mode, click More details in the bottom left corner.

Step 3: On Task Manager window, click Details tab. Then the PID is shown on the screen. Finally, you can check the process id of every running process and deal with it as you want.

TIPS: If PID can't be found on Task Manager in Windows, you can refer to the following steps to show PID on Task Manager. Firstly, on the Details tab, right-click the header of any column (like Name, Status) and then click Select columns. Then on the popup window, check the checkbox of PID and click OK to save the change. Finally, the PID will be shown on Task Manager.

Get PID by Command Line

It is also so convenient that you can check PID (Process ID) by command line within just two steps. Here is the guide.

Step 1: Press Windows Key + R to open a run window. Then type cmd and press Enter to open Command Prompt window.

Step 2: In Command Prompt window, type tasklist and press Enter. Then, the details of running processes or services including the PID are listed on the screen.

PowerShell

In the matter of getting process id, PowerShell offers the same feature as Command Prompt does and even the command line is the same. You just need to type PowerShell in Windows search box and press Enter to open PowerShell window. Then you can type tasklist and press Enter. Finally, the details of running processes including PID are listed as follows.