Hi Kevin,

You want to use the Process class located in the System.Diagnostic namespace. Here is some sample VB.NET code:

'Declare an array of processes
Dim myProcesses() as System.Diagnostic.Process

'A single process variable
Dim myProcess As System.Diagnostic.Process

'Get the list of processes
myProcesses = System.Diagnostic.Process.GetProcesses()

' Iterate through the process array.
For Each myProcess in myProcesses
   Console.WriteLine(myProcess.ProcessName)

   ' If you want to stop a process with a graphical interface then call
   myProcess.CloseMainWindow()

   ' If you want to stop a process without a graphical interface then call
   myProcess.Kill()
Next

>Hi
>
>I wish to be able to access the open applications/windows currently running on the operating system at runtime from VB.Net. What I basically need to do is check all the open apps/windows and if necessary, close some of them down.
>
>Could anyone give me an example in VB.Net?
>
>Thanks
>Kev