Get-ProcessStatus.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Gets the status of specified processes.
Detailed Description
The Get-ProcessStatus function retrieves the status of specified processes on a local or remote computer. It provides details such as process ID, name, CPU usage, memory usage, start time, total processor time, number of threads, handles, status, and user.
Usage
Example 1
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "notepad", "explorer"
Retrieves the status of Notepad and Explorer processes on the local computer.
Example 2
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "notepad" -ComputerName "Server01"
Retrieves the status of the Notepad process on the remote computer “Server01”.
Example 3
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "chrome"
Retrieves the status of Chrome processes on the local computer, including the user running each process.
Example 4
"chrome", "notepad" | Get-ProcessStatus
Retrieves the status of Chrome and Notepad processes on the local computer, including the user running each process.
Example 5
"DEFIANT" | Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "1Password-BrowserSupport"
Retrieves the status of the “1Password-BrowserSupport” process on the remote computer “DEFIANT”.
Notes
Author: Your Name Date: Current Date
Script
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gets the status of specified processes.
.DESCRIPTION
The Get-ProcessStatus function retrieves the status of specified processes on a local or remote computer.
It provides details such as process ID, name, CPU usage, memory usage, start time, total processor time, number of threads, handles, status, and user.
.PARAMETER ProcessName
The name(s) of the processes to retrieve the status for. Accepts pipeline input.
.PARAMETER ComputerName
The name(s) of the remote computer(s) to query. Accepts pipeline input. If not specified, the local computer is used.
.PARAMETER Credential
The credentials to use for the remote session. If not specified, the current user's credentials will be used.
.EXAMPLE
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "notepad", "explorer"
Retrieves the status of Notepad and Explorer processes on the local computer.
.EXAMPLE
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "notepad" -ComputerName "Server01"
Retrieves the status of the Notepad process on the remote computer "Server01".
.EXAMPLE
Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "chrome"
Retrieves the status of Chrome processes on the local computer, including the user running each process.
.EXAMPLE
"chrome", "notepad" | Get-ProcessStatus
Retrieves the status of Chrome and Notepad processes on the local computer, including the user running each process.
.EXAMPLE
"DEFIANT" | Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "1Password-BrowserSupport"
Retrieves the status of the "1Password-BrowserSupport" process on the remote computer "DEFIANT".
.NOTES
Author: Your Name
Date: Current Date
#>
function Get-ProcessStatus {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]
[string[]]$ProcessName,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]
[string[]]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential
)
begin {
# Initialize arrays to store the computer and process names for later processing
$allComputerNames = @()
$allProcessNames = @()
Write-Verbose "Starting Get-ProcessStatus function"
# Define the Get-ProcessOwner function in the current scope
function Get-ProcessOwner {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.Diagnostics.Process]$Process
)
try {
$query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = " + $Process.Id
$processOwner = Get-WmiObject -Query $query
$ownerInfo = $processOwner.GetOwner()
return $ownerInfo.User
}
catch {
Write-Verbose "Failed to get process owner for PID $($Process.Id)"
return "N/A"
}
}
}
process {
Write-Verbose "Processing ProcessName: $ProcessName and ComputerName: $ComputerName"
# Collect process names
$allProcessNames += $ProcessName
# Collect computer names
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('ComputerName')) {
$allComputerNames += $ComputerName
}
else {
$allComputerNames += $env:COMPUTERNAME
}
}
end {
# Ensure we have unique lists of computer names and process names
$allComputerNames = $allComputerNames | Select-Object -Unique
$allProcessNames = $allProcessNames | Select-Object -Unique
foreach ($computer in $allComputerNames) {
Write-Verbose "Querying computer: $computer"
if ($computer -ne $env:COMPUTERNAME) {
Write-Verbose "Querying remote computer: $computer"
$scriptBlock = {
param ($ProcessName)
function Get-ProcessOwner {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.Diagnostics.Process]$Process
)
try {
$query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = " + $Process.Id
$processOwner = Get-WmiObject -Query $query
$ownerInfo = $processOwner.GetOwner()
return $ownerInfo.User
}
catch {
return "N/A"
}
}
try {
$processes = Get-Process -Name $ProcessName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach ($process in $processes) {
$processStatus = [PSCustomObject]@{
ProcessId = $process.Id
ProcessName = $process.Name
CPU = $process.CPU
Memory = [math]::round($process.WorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
StartTime = $process.StartTime
TotalProcessorTime = $process.TotalProcessorTime
Threads = $process.Threads.Count
Handles = $process.HandleCount
Path = $process.Path
Status = if ($process.Responding) { "Running" } else { "Not Responding" }
User = Get-ProcessOwner -Process $process
PriorityClass = $process.PriorityClass
WorkingSet = [math]::round($process.WorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
VirtualMemorySize = [math]::round($process.VirtualMemorySize / 1MB, 2)
PeakWorkingSet = [math]::round($process.PeakWorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
}
$processStatus.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'Custom.ProcessStatus')
$processStatus
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to retrieve process information on remote computer {$Computer}: $_"
}
}
try {
if ($Credential) {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -Credential $Credential -ScriptBlock $scriptBlock -ArgumentList $allProcessNames
}
else {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock $scriptBlock -ArgumentList $allProcessNames
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to connect to remote computer {$Computer}: $_"
}
}
else {
Write-Verbose "Querying local computer"
# Get process status locally
try {
$processes = Get-Process -Name $allProcessNames -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach ($process in $processes) {
$processStatus = [PSCustomObject]@{
ProcessId = $process.Id
ProcessName = $process.Name
CPU = $process.CPU
Memory = [math]::round($process.WorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
StartTime = $process.StartTime
TotalProcessorTime = $process.TotalProcessorTime
Threads = $process.Threads.Count
Handles = $process.HandleCount
Path = $process.Path
Status = if ($process.Responding) { "Running" } else { "Not Responding" }
User = Get-ProcessOwner -Process $process
PriorityClass = $process.PriorityClass
WorkingSet = [math]::round($process.WorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
VirtualMemorySize = [math]::round($process.VirtualMemorySize / 1MB, 2)
PeakWorkingSet = [math]::round($process.PeakWorkingSet / 1MB, 2)
}
$processStatus.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'Custom.ProcessStatus')
$processStatus
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to retrieve process information on local {$Computer}: $_"
}
}
}
Write-Verbose "Ending Get-ProcessStatus function"
}
}
# Load the formatting file
Update-FormatData -PrependPath "$PSScriptRoot\GetProcessStatus.Format.ps1xml"
# # Example usage
# Get-ProcessStatus -ProcessName "notepad", "chrome" -IncludeUser
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