Which Windows PowerShell cmdlet lists all running processes on the local system?

• A. Get-Process
• B. Get-Service
• C. Get-Item
• D. Get-EventLog

Answer: (A)

To see what’s currently running, you use a command designed to enumerate processes. Get-Process returns process objects for processes running on the local computer by default, showing details like Id, ProcessName, CPU, and memory usage. It’s the direct way to list all active processes, and you can refine the output with further formatting or filtering, for example: Get-Process | Select-Object Id, ProcessName, CPU, WorkingSet.

The other commands serve different purposes: Get-Service lists Windows services and their status, not the active processes. Get-Item accesses a single item (such as a file, registry entry, or other item depending on the provider). Get-EventLog reads entries from Windows event logs, not the running processes.