diff --git a/.chloggen/sumologicextension_skip_likely_zombie_processes_on_windows.yaml b/.chloggen/sumologicextension_skip_likely_zombie_processes_on_windows.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb11e9b35400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/sumologicextension_skip_likely_zombie_processes_on_windows.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: sumologicextension
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Skip likely zombie processes on Windows.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [36481]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/extension/sumologicextension/extension.go b/extension/sumologicextension/extension.go
index 1fd27cc04499..6c1681bb5643 100644
--- a/extension/sumologicextension/extension.go
+++ b/extension/sumologicextension/extension.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ var sumoAppProcesses = map[string]string{
 	"sqlservr":              "mssql",     // linux SQL Server process
 }
 
-func filteredProcessList() ([]string, error) {
+func (se *SumologicExtension) filteredProcessList() ([]string, error) {
 	var pl []string
 
 	processes, err := process.Processes()
@@ -739,6 +740,15 @@ func filteredProcessList() ([]string, error) {
 	for _, v := range processes {
 		e, err := v.Name()
 		if err != nil {
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				// On Windows, if we can't get a process name, it is likely a zombie process, assume that and skip them.
+				se.logger.Warn(
+					"Failed to get executable name, it is likely a zombie process, skipping it",
+					zap.Int32("pid", v.Pid),
+					zap.Error(err))
+				continue
+			}
+
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error getting executable name: %w", err)
 		}
 		e = strings.ToLower(e)
@@ -773,12 +783,12 @@ func filteredProcessList() ([]string, error) {
 	return pl, nil
 }
 
-func discoverTags() (map[string]any, error) {
+func (se *SumologicExtension) discoverTags() (map[string]any, error) {
 	t := map[string]any{
 		"sumo.disco.enabled": "true",
 	}
 
-	pl, err := filteredProcessList()
+	pl, err := se.filteredProcessList()
 	if err != nil {
 		return t, err
 	}
@@ -814,7 +824,7 @@ func (se *SumologicExtension) updateMetadataWithHTTPClient(ctx context.Context,
 	td := map[string]any{}
 
 	if se.conf.DiscoverCollectorTags {
-		td, err = discoverTags()
+		td, err = se.discoverTags()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}