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‎reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Process.md‎

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### Example 3: Get all processes with a working set greater than a specified size
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```powershell
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Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000}
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Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000 }
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Get-Process | Where-Object WorkingSet -GT 20MB
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```
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This command gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) passes the process
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objects to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only the object with a value greater than
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20,000,000 bytes for the **WorkingSet** property.
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The first pipeline gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes each
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**Process** object to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only objects with a **WorkingSet**
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value greater than `20000000` bytes.
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**WorkingSet** is one of many properties of process objects. To see all of the properties, type
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`Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default, the values of all amount properties are in bytes, even
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though the default display lists them in kilobytes and megabytes.
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The second pipeline uses a
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[comparison statement](xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Where-Object#description) and the `MB`
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[numeric literal suffix](about_Numeric_Literals.md) as a concise alternative to the first pipeline.
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In PowerShell, `MB` represents a mebibyte (MiB) multiplier. `20MB` is equal to `20971520` bytes.
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To see all properties of a **Process** object, use `Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default,
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PowerShell displays certain property values using units such as kilobytes (K) and megabytes (M). The
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actual values when accessed with the member-access operator (`.`) are in bytes.
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### Example 4: Display processes on the computer in groups based on priority
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‎reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Process.md‎

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### Example 3: Get all processes with a working set greater than a specified size
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```powershell
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Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000}
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Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000 }
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Get-Process | Where-Object WorkingSet -GT 20MB
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```
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This command gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) passes the process
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objects to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only the object with a value greater than
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20,000,000 bytes for the **WorkingSet** property.
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The first pipeline gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes each
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**Process** object to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only objects with a **WorkingSet**
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value greater than `20000000` bytes.
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**WorkingSet** is one of many properties of process objects. To see all of the properties, type
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`Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default, the values of all amount properties are in bytes, even
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though the default display lists them in kilobytes and megabytes.
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The second pipeline uses a
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[comparison statement](xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Where-Object#description) and the `MB`
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[numeric literal suffix](about_Numeric_Literals.md) as a concise alternative to the first pipeline.
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In PowerShell, `MB` represents a mebibyte (MiB) multiplier. `20MB` is equal to `20971520` bytes.
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To see all properties of a **Process** object, use `Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default,
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PowerShell displays certain property values using units such as kilobytes (K) and megabytes (M). The
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actual values when accessed with the member-access operator (`.`) are in bytes.
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### Example 4: Display processes on the computer in groups based on priority
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‎reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Process.md‎

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### Example 3: Get all processes with a working set greater than a specified size
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```powershell
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Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000}
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Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000 }
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Get-Process | Where-Object WorkingSet -GT 20MB
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```
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This command gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) passes the process
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objects to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only the object with a value greater than
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20,000,000 bytes for the **WorkingSet** property.
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The first pipeline gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes each
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**Process** object to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only objects with a **WorkingSet**
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value greater than `20000000` bytes.
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**WorkingSet** is one of many properties of process objects. To see all the properties, type
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`Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default, the values of all amount properties are in bytes, even
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though the default display lists them in kilobytes and megabytes.
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The second pipeline uses a
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[comparison statement](xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Where-Object#description) and the `MB`
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[numeric literal suffix](about_Numeric_Literals.md) as a concise alternative to the first pipeline.
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In PowerShell, `MB` represents a mebibyte (MiB) multiplier. `20MB` is equal to `20971520` bytes.
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To see all properties of a **Process** object, use `Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default,
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PowerShell displays certain property values using units such as kilobytes (K) and megabytes (M). The
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actual values when accessed with the member-access operator (`.`) are in bytes.
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### Example 4: Display processes on the computer in groups based on priority
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‎reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Process.md‎

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### Example 3: Get all processes with a working set greater than a specified size
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```powershell
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Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000}
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Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.WorkingSet -gt 20000000 }
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Get-Process | Where-Object WorkingSet -GT 20MB
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```
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This command gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) passes the process
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objects to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only the object with a value greater than
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20,000,000 bytes for the **WorkingSet** property.
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The first pipeline gets all processes that have a working set greater than 20 MB. It uses the
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`Get-Process` cmdlet to get all running processes. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes each
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**Process** object to the `Where-Object` cmdlet, which selects only objects with a **WorkingSet**
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value greater than `20000000` bytes.
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**WorkingSet** is one of many properties of process objects. To see all the properties, type
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`Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default, the values of all amount properties are in bytes, even
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though the default display lists them in kilobytes and megabytes.
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The second pipeline uses a
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[comparison statement](xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Where-Object#description) and the `MB`
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[numeric literal suffix](about_Numeric_Literals.md) as a concise alternative to the first pipeline.
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In PowerShell, `MB` represents a mebibyte (MiB) multiplier. `20MB` is equal to `20971520` bytes.
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To see all properties of a **Process** object, use `Get-Process | Get-Member`. By default,
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PowerShell displays certain property values using units such as kilobytes (K) and megabytes (M). The
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actual values when accessed with the member-access operator (`.`) are in bytes.
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### Example 4: Display processes on the computer in groups based on priority
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