Security Process Explorer

Some programs, or even Windows services can suddenly stop responding. There’s little to do in this regard, except if you rely on the Task Manager to inspect the situation. Although the default tool is pretty advanced, there are also third-party alternatives to use, and Security Process Explorer is more than a suitable example.

Right from the start, the application gathers all required details in no more than a couple of seconds. All running processes are enlisted in a table showing process name, rating, CPU, CPU time, as well as memory consumption. The status bar provides info on total usage for CPU, memory, as well as number of running processes.

In case you need to have more info fields in sight, the view menu lets you add more column headers for executable, priority, threads, company, and date started. Moreover, it’s possible to have the default Task Manager replaced with this one, so it shows up by default every time you access it through default functions or hotkeys.

Quite a variety of details can be accessed. For starters, you can bring up the properties panel of the corresponding file. On the other hand, accessing the details pane offers a higher level of info, such as process threads, arguments, and more, version info, but also modules used to keep the specific process alive.

Needless to say that you gain control over running processes. You can easily terminate one or more running processes, or set priority to one of 5 different levels. A Run tool is embedded just so you can start new tasks on the spot. The application also includes shutdown and reboot options.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Security Process Explorer manages to live up to expectations, delivering a proper alternative to the system Task Manager. Although there are no thorough resource info fields, there’s more emphasis placed on management and info gathering on processes themselves.