Determine Executable Paths using Process Explorer
You can determine the path of an executable by using a program called Process Explorer from Microsoft.
![process explorer with image path enabled](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.sstatic.net/14etB.png)
Step 1
Download and extract the Process Explorer zip file from docs.microsoft.com.
Step 2
Right-click on procexp64.exe inside the folder that the zip was extracted to and press Run as administrator...*
Click Yes on the resulting UAC dialog.
On the initial run of the program, the Process Explorer EULA dialog may appear. If this dialog appears at this stage, click Agree.
Step 3
Once the main window of Process Explorer opens, click View on the menu bar. Then click the menu item labeled Select Columns...
The Select Columns dialog appears. The Process Image tab is selected.
Check the following two boxes:
✔ Image Path
✔ Image Type (64 vs 32-bit)
Press OK on the select columns dialog box.
You will now be able to view the location of processes that are running on your computer, as well as whether or not they are 32-bit or 64-bit applications.
Additionally, you can right-click on any process in the list and click Propeties... The will open a dialog containing more information about the program, including the command line switches that were used to start the program.