How can I determine a cmd.exe's parent process

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Sometimes I find myself in a cmd.exe environment that itself was started by another cmd.exe or by another console-based application. Now, working in such an environment, I'd like to know what happens if I type , that is, if the cmd.exe window will disappear, or if it goes back to the cmd.exe or app…

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You can use WMI to get this information. The class contains So (using PowerShell to execute WMI commands—other WMI tools are available): will give the parent process id of process 1234.

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How can I determine a cmd.exe's parent process

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