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<exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">The host system does not support a native call to <c>EnumProcesses</c>.</exception>
<altmember cref="P:System.Diagnostics.Process.MachineName" />
<altmember cref="M:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessById(System.Int32,System.String)" />
<altmember cref="M:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName(System.String)" />
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## Remarks
Use this method to create an array of new <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> components and associate them with all the process resources on the specified (usually remote) computer. The process resources must already exist on the local computer, because <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses%2A> does not create system resources but rather associates resources with application-generated <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> components. Because the operating system itself is running background processes, this array is never empty.
Use this method to create an array of new <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> components and associate them with all the process resources on the specified (usually remote) computer. The process resources must already exist on that computer, because <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses%2A> does not create system resources but rather associates resources with application-generated <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> components. Because the operating system itself is running background processes, this array is never empty.

If you do not want to retrieve all the processes running on the computer, you can restrict their number by using the <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessById%2A> or <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName%2A> method. <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessById%2A> creates a <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> component that is associated with the process identified on the system by the process identifier that you pass to the method. <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName%2A> creates an array of <xref:System.Diagnostics.Process> components whose associated process resources share the executable file you pass to the method.

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