How To Match Services To Processes In Task Manager In Windows Vista

The Services tab is completely new to the Task Manager in Windows Vista. This provides you with a convenient way to quickly view the Services that are running while you’re troubleshooting. It also will allow you to investigate whether a running service is tied to a particular process. Right-click on a service name and select the Go to Process command, as shown in Figure 5. When you do, Task Manager will then switch to the Processes tab and highlight the associated process.

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Using the go to process right click option on services makes it easy to identify services running as processes.

Keep in mind that if you click Go to Process and no process is highlighted in the Processes tab, the process is not running under your user account. To view all processes you’ll need to check the Show Processes from All Users box and go through the UAC, as shown in Figure 6.

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If the Process is not running under your user account, you will need to check the show process from in order to view the associated process.