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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T09:19:45+00:00 2026-05-15T09:19:45+00:00

How to get PIDs of processes that are using a given file name and

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How to get PIDs of processes that are using a given file name and mutex name?
(Not by custom kernel driver, but in C# in user mode.)

UPDATE: Thanks to Daniel Renshaw I found a script that lists all handles with PIDs. (Using a not undocumented and unfrozen functions.)

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    2026-05-15T09:19:46+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 9:19 am

    The following two SO questions may be of use:

    How do I find out which process is locking a file using .NET?

    Summary: use handle.exe and parse the output (i.e. not a great solution)

    Win32: How to get the process/thread that owns a mutex?

    Summary: may not be possible in user mode without using deprecated or undocumented functions (but some smaple code is provided in this question).

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