How to get list of running applications using PowerShell or VBScript

Question

I need to programmatically get a list of running applications as shown in the \"Applications\" tab inside the Windows Task Manager using PowerShell or VBScript.

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Answer 1

from command line you are looking for:

tasklist /v the /v means verbose and will include list of "application running off each process

tasklist /v /fi "imagenaem eq POWERPNT.EXE" for example can be used to filter just application running under POWERPNT.EXE process.