# Reading windows processes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-windows-processes/172212>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 16, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-windows-processes/172212 "2009-07-16T20:41:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-windows-processes/172212/1 "2009-07-16T20:41:45Z")

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Hello,  
I was wondering if Ruby could read what programs are currently running  
on a Windows system… for example, if I have an executable called  
“close\_popup.exe” running on the system and visible from windows task  
manager, is it possible to see if it is running from Ruby?

Thanks,

- Jeff

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-windows-processes/172212/2 "2009-07-16T21:08:16Z")

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> manager, is it possible to see if it is running from Ruby?  
> gem install sys-proctable

Regards,

Dan