Installation

Installation

Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11
• PowerShell 5.1 (included in Windows -- no install needed)
• Administrator rights are not required, but WMI access must be available (default on all standard Windows installs)

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Steps

1. Download the files

Clone the repo or download the ZIP from GitHub and extract it anywhere -- for example:

C:\Tools\ProcessMonitor\

All files must stay in the same folder.

2. Unblock the PowerShell script

Windows may block scripts downloaded from the internet. To unblock:

Option A -- Right-click:

1. Right-click ProcessMonitor.ps1
2. Click Properties
3. At the bottom, tick Unblock -> OK

Option B -- PowerShell:

Unblock-File -Path "C:\Tools\ProcessMonitor\ProcessMonitor.ps1"

Option C -- Use the included tool: Double-click Diagnose-Monitor.bat -- it unblocks and runs the script visibly so you can see any errors.

3. Start the monitor

Double-click Start-Monitor.bat.

A green circle icon will appear in the system tray. Logs are written to:

%USERPROFILE%\ProcessMonitorLogs\

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Optional: Run on startup

To start automatically when Windows boots:

1. Press Win + R -> type shell:startup -> Enter
2. Create a shortcut to Start-Monitor.vbs in that folder

Use Start-Monitor.vbs (not the .bat) so no console window flashes on login.