windows-itpro-docs/windows/keep-secure/audit-process-creation.md
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title: Audit Process Creation (Windows 10)
description: This topic for the IT professional describes the Advanced Security Audit policy setting, Audit Process Creation, which determines whether the operating system generates audit events when a process is created (starts).
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author: brianlic-msft
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# Audit Process Creation
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 Mobile
This topic for the IT professional describes the Advanced Security Audit policy setting, **Audit Process Creation**, which determines whether the operating system generates audit events when a process is created (starts).
These audit events can help you track user activity and understand how a computer is being used. Information includes the name of the program or the user that created the process.
Event volume: Low to medium, depending on system usage
Default: Not configured
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<th align="left">Event ID</th>
<th align="left">Event message</th>
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<td align="left"><p>4688</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>A new process has been created.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>4696</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>A primary token was assigned to a process.</p></td>
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## Related topics
[Advanced security audit policy settings](advanced-security-audit-policy-settings.md)