Get process id of a running metro app

Question

I want to get the process id of a running Metro app programatically via C++ code, from another process. I have the static information of that app like name, full name etc. What

Answer 1

Use GetForegroundWindow to get current active window, after that use GetWindowThreadProcessId to get PID of current window, then valid if is a WindowsStore app with IsImmersiveProcess, then GetPackageId to get app package info, like package name, version...

Answer 2

You could use GetPackageId and GetPackagePath and then read info about app from AppxManifest.xml

Answer 3

You want to call GetApplicationUserModelId on each WWAHost process.

The sample application provided allows you to pass in a PID and get back the information about the app. For instance:

C:\src\GetAppInfo\Debug>GetAppInfo.exe 7400
Process 7400 (handle=00000044)
Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

Answer 4

You can use GetCurrentProcessId to get process id.