HandleCountersView

HandleCountersView is an unpretentious piece of software that offers details on the number and type of handles accessed by all currently running processes.

You don’t need to install the application, so all that’s asked of you is to double-click the executable suitable for your computer architecture and wait for the program to start its analysis.

In the main window, you are provided with various information about how many handles were opened by each and every process that is currently running. It is worth mentioning that separate categories are created for Directory, Token, Job, Process, Thread, Partition, DebugObject, Event, Section, Session, Key, and many others.

If you don’t like the idea of exploring this data in the main window, selecting any item on the list then clicking the “Properties” button should regroup all the info vertically. In case you are interested in a particular process, you may want to know that search functionality is implemented.

Another aspect worth mentioning is that you can reset the counters using the “Options” menu so that the application can later on show changes that have occurred in the meantime. This brings us to another important fact: the app allows you to specify whether you want it to show counters only, counters and changes, or changes only.

When it comes to saving the results, there are a few options you should consider. As such, you can create TXT, CSV, HTML, XML, or JSON reports in the blink of an eye.

On an ending note, HandleCountersView is a tiny program serving a very specific purpose, namely that of keeping track of the number of handles opened by processes running on your system. The app can organize the data in multiple ways and allows you to export it with little effort, so it’s safe to say it does its job well.