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  • Note to suggested editor: "surmise" is a real word. Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 15:26
  • NOTE: you will have to ensure that your system has sufficient memory to accommodate the read result of memory (especially if you are trying to read memory of large size process like MS Sql Server) and avoid crash. Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 16:01
  • This requires elevated privileges, right? Hopefully? Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 17:38
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    @JimmyJames I believe most desktop operating systems allow you to read from your own processes, because they're yours and you can do what you want with them. Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 17:50
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    @user253751 I sincerely hope that's not still the case. Do you really want your e.g. browser extensions to be able to see what you are doing in every application you have open? When I saw this question, my first thought was that you were trying to create malware. Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 17:55