How can I be alerted when a process goes idle (that is, its CPU usage reaches zero for a sustained period on Windows 7?

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Essentially, I have a long running batch process that is pegging one of the cores. While I am able to work on other tasks, I sometime forget to check if it has finished. Is there a way I can be alerted when it is finished by monitoring the processes CPU usage?

Can you run this process from a batch script, and then add a line that will throw up a dialog box> — soandos, Jul 05 '12 at 16:42
and what is wrong with a .bat file or VB Script file (.vbs, just paste http://stackoverflow.com/questions/774175/how-can-i-open-a-message-box-in-a-windows-batch-file) — soandos, Jul 08 '12 at 01:42
Because I don't want to have to start the process from a batch file. These are long running processes that I interact with via a GUI, then wait for completion. — fmark, Jul 09 '12 at 01:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '12 at 16:13

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Have you thought of using SNMP to monitor CPU usage and send a trap when it goes idle; or whatever you want ?

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How can I be alerted when a process goes idle (that is, its CPU usage reaches zero for a sustained period on Windows 7?

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