Tuesday, September 23, 2008

How to know which programs are using a DLL in Windows?

To know which applications or processes are using a DLL from the Command Prompt, use TASKLIST command with the following syntax.

tasklist /m [module]

For example, running the following command will list all applications that are using the ADVAPI32.dll:

tasklist /m ADVAPI32.dll

[Update 2023-07-20] Output in Windows 11:


Note: To open the Command Prompt, go to Start > Run. Then type CMD and hit Enter.

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