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Difficulty: MediumWindows Administrative and System Management Tools

A desktop technician is troubleshooting a Windows 11 Pro workstation experiencing severe storage performance degradation. The technician needs to identify in real time which specific executable process and associated file paths are causing the highest disk read and write throughput. Which Windows administrative utility should the technician use to inspect this process-level and file-level disk activity?

  1. Resource MonitorAnswer
  2. B
    Performance Monitor
  3. C
    Event Viewer
  4. D
    Device Manager

Answer

Resource Monitor is the correct utility for viewing real-time disk activity broken down by process and active file paths.
Resource Monitor provides a detailed real-time view of hardware resource usage. Its Disk tab specifically shows processes with disk activity, active disk response times, and the exact target file paths currently being written to or read from.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the technical requirement.
The technician needs real-time process identification alongside active file path I/O metrics.
Standard Task Manager shows total disk usage percentage per process, but does not display specific file paths or detailed disk queue breakdowns per file.
2
Evaluate Windows Administrative Management Tools.
Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) features a dedicated Disk tab that breaks down Disk Activity by executable name, PID, file path, read/write B/sec, and total B/sec.
This allows isolation of the exact application and file responsible for system storage degradation.

Key Concept

Selecting the appropriate Windows administrative tool for real-time resource analysis
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Windows Administrative and System Management Tools

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