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Currently, Process Explorer's window does not show the process name:

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(When I run Process Explorer as another user, the column displays correctly.)

I have tried dragging all the column handlers, but the process name column still will not appear. Right clicking the column bar brings the Select Columns dialog, where the Process Name checkbox is checked and disabled.

How can I fix that? I figure the easiest way would be to simply clear the settings from my registry, but I can't find the relevant key.

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  • Removed by bad answer, give me a few and I'll answer the right question :)
    – JNK
    Sep 3, 2010 at 10:44
  • @JNK, no problem, we're all human.
    – badp
    Sep 3, 2010 at 10:49
  • How did you manage to hide it?
    – default
    Sep 3, 2010 at 11:55
  • @Michael, the registry key which held that column's width got deleted. Hardly something you can do with the GUI :)
    – badp
    Sep 3, 2010 at 12:13
  • exactly, that is what's so confusing :P did you really edit this yourself in the register and then ask it here or did procexpl just wake up one day and say "hey, I think you can cope without the processname, I'll fix it for ya'" :) Just wondering if you made some special action when it disappeared I guess, it is a strange bug/feature
    – default
    Sep 3, 2010 at 20:18

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Using regedit, remove the key HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer, then start Process Explorer.

I would suggest to first Export the key, just in case.

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  • A quick comparing shows the problem was with me was lacking the 0 value in the ` HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\Process Columns\ ` key, for some reason. I can now just add the missing value it in the backed up and get my old config back.
    – badp
    Sep 3, 2010 at 11:50
  • +1 Harry! I was driving. Badp, sorry for the bum answer earlier.
    – JNK
    Sep 3, 2010 at 11:56
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    Adding 0 didn't work. Deleting the key worked.
    – Mark Jeronimus
    Jul 3, 2016 at 8:14
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    If this happens regularly, you can use View » Save Column Set to save the state, and when the process name column vanishes again, use View » Load Column Set to restore the layout.
    – roeland
    Jul 21, 2016 at 23:25
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The following did the trick for me:

  • Close Process Explorer. Make sure that it does not stay open in the tray.

  • Add a REG_DWORD named 0 and with a value greater than 0 (column width) to HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\ProcessColumns

  • Modify HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\ProcessImageColumnWidth, setting it to a value greater than 0.

  • Increment HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\PrcessColumnCount by one.

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  • slight typo: PrcessColumnCount -> ProcessColumnCount
    – Mark T
    May 7, 2019 at 15:55
  • @MarkT fixed...
    – CJBS
    May 20, 2019 at 16:30
  • Actually the typo is in the app - the correct spelling is PrcessColumnCount.
    – G-Wiz
    Aug 30, 2019 at 22:29
  • @G-Wiz is correct so I have undone CJBS's fix
    – JonP
    Aug 1, 2023 at 11:19
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Further to Andz answer ...

I did the following:

  • Close Process Explorer. Make sure that it does not stay open in the tray.

  • Add a new key of type: REG_DWORD with a value: 136 (column width) to: HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\ProcessColumns

  • Modify key: HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\ProcessImageColumnWidth and setting it to a value: 136

  • Increment key: HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\ProcessColumnCount by one. Mine was 8 so I set mine to: 9 It stayed here after.

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