🖥️ Process Monitoring Script

A PowerShell script for monitoring, searching, and managing running processes on Windows.
It also logs process lists into CSV files at regular intervals and performs housekeeping to retain only the most recent files.

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📌 Features

• Registry Logging
  Stores the script start time in the registry (HKCU:\Software\PowershellScriptRunTime).

• Process Display
  Shows all currently running processes in a table view.

• Search Options
  Search running processes by:

  • Process ID
  • Exact Process Name
  • Partial Process Name

• Process Management
  Optionally terminate (kill) one or more processes found.

• Continuous Monitoring
  Runs in an infinite loop, capturing process details every 30 seconds.

• CSV Logging
  Saves process details (Name, ID, and Working Set in KB) to timestamped .csv files.

• Automatic Housekeeping
  Keeps only the latest 5 process list CSV files, removing older ones.

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⚙️ Requirements

• Windows OS
• PowerShell 5.1 or later (recommended)
• User permission to write files in the current directory
• Optional: Administrator rights (if terminating system-critical processes)

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🚀 Usage

1. Save Script
   Save the script as ProcessMonitor.ps1.

2. Run Script
   Open PowerShell and execute:

   .\ProcessMonitor.ps1