Use PowerShell to list open files

Question: You want to use Windows PowerShell to list open files via file share on your Windows 8 or above computer. How can you do this?

Answer: Open the Windows PowerShell console with admin rights and use the Get-SmbOpenFile function. This command appears here:

Get-SmbOpenFile

Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell call Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.

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