## System Browser View

The System Browser view shows system level information about processes executing on various machines, like the host computer or the hardware under debugger control. The view shows this information:

- running processes
- tasks for selected processes
- some hidden processes

Click on the expand icon for a process to view all tasks assigned to the selected process. Processes under debugger control appear in bold. Double-click a task to open it in a new Thread window, or choose the task name and click the Stack Crawl View button.

Table 1 explains items in the window.

NOTE If the System Browser view does not show processes for a sepcific machine, you will need to start a debugging session for that machine. For example, you might need to debug a project that runs on external hardware in order to see executing processes for that hardware.

##### Table 1 System Browser view—items

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
Attach to Process |  | Click to have the debugger control the selected process.
Stack Crawl view |  | Click to open a Thread window for the selected process.
Refresh |  | This icon indicates that information for selected item is periodically updated. Click this icon to toggle between refresh and no refresh.
No Refresh |  | This icon indicates that information is not updated for the selected item.
Expand |  | Click to expand a process and list related tasks.

##### Related concepts

- Opening a System Browser View
- Attaching Debugger to a Process