Hey Product Hunt 👋 I built WhatsRunning because everyone non-technical in my life opens Task Manager, sees 200 processes called svchost.exe / dwm.exe / dllhost.exe, and has no idea what any of them are. WhatsRunning is a free, open-source Windows process inspector that explains every running process in plain English: what it does, who published it, why it's running, and whether you can safely close it. 🔍 Plain-English description for every process — curated database of ~280 common Windows binaries, smart synthesis for the rest. ⚠️ Risk badges that explain themselves — every "Suspicious" flag tells you the specific reason. ⚡ Nothing in the background — open the app, click Scan, see results, close it. No telemetry, no analytics. 🛠️ Five quick actions per process — open location, copy path, search online, VirusTotal hash lookup, end process. 🆓 MIT-licensed — full source on GitHub. It's not an antivirus and isn't trying to be one. Think of it as a translator between Task Manager and a normal person. Would love your feedback and bug reports!

WhatsRunning

Task Manager, for those who don't speak Task Manager.

Task Manager, for those who don't speak Task Manager.