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-->By Mark Russinovich
Published: June 29, 2016
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Introduction
Windows NT/2000 does not come with a command-line 'kill' utility. Youcan get one in the Windows NT or Win2K Resource Kit, but the kit'sutility can only terminate processes on the local computer. PsKill isa kill utility that not only does what the Resource Kit's version does,but can also kill processes on remote systems. You don't even have toinstall a client on the target computer to use PsKill to terminate aremote process.
Installation
Just copy PsKill onto your executable path, and type pskill withcommand-line options defined below.
Using PsKill
See the September 2004 issue of Windows IT Pro Magazine for Mark'sarticlethat covers advanced usage of PsKill.
Running PsKill with a process ID directs it to kill the process ofthat ID on the local computer. If you specify a process name PsKillwill kill all processes that have that name.
Usage: pskill [- ] [-t] [computer [-u username] [-ppassword]] <process name | process id>
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
- | Displays the supported options. |
-t | Kill the process and its descendants. |
computer | Specifies the computer on which the process you want to terminate is executing. The remote computer must be accessible via the NT network neighborhood. |
-u username | If you want to kill a process on a remote system and the account you are executing in does not have administrative privileges on the remote system then you must login as an administrator using this command-line option. If you do not include the password with the -p option then PsKill will prompt you for the password without echoing your input to the display. |
-p password | This option lets you specify the login password on the command line so that you can use PsList from batch files. If you specify an account name and omit the -p option PsList prompts you interactively for a password. |
process id | Specifies the process ID of the process you want to kill. |
process name | Specifies the process name of the process or processes you want to kill. |
PsKill Microsoft KB Article
This Microsoft KB article references PsKill:
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PsTools
PsKill is part of a growing kit of Sysinternals command-line toolsthat aid in the administration of local and remote systems namedPsTools.
Runs on:
- Client: Windows Vista and higher.
- Server: Windows Server 2008 and higher.
Whenever you want to view or kill a running process or task in Windows, the obvious thing to do is open up Windows Task Manager, look for what you want to kill and then click End Process or End Task. Even if you are not a fan of the Windows version, there are plenty of alternative task management utilities around that can do the basics while offering more features and more advanced functionality
A limitation with Windows Task Manager is its inability to kill more than one process at the same time. This is sometimes required if there are malicious or potentially unwanted programs on the system because often they consist of more than one process. If you kill one process, another related process will relaunch it again soon afterwards. It’s also similar when trying to kill processes that are controlled by services because the background service can simply re-launch the program.
By terminating all processes that are causing the issue at once, it doesn’t give anything the chance to respawn and hopefully stops things running that you don’t want running. As Windows Task Manager can’t do it, you will need another method, here are six for you to try out.
1. Multi-Process KillerAs far as ease of use goes, Multi-Process Killer is about as simple as you could wish for. Although it’s a portable executable the Java Runtime Environment is required for Multi-Process Killer to work so it will need to be downloaded and installed separately if not already on your system.
Run the program, select the processes that you would like to terminate by ticking their boxes, then click the Kill Selected Processes button. After a confirmation box everything you asked for should be terminated. The only option to speak of is changing the refresh rate of the process list from the default 1.5 seconds.
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2. Ultimate Process Killer
Like Multi-Process Killer above, Ultimate Process Killer is a standalone portable program that shows you all running processes and allows you kill them in batches. This program however, doesn’t require Java Runtimes to function and is only 153KB in size.
Simply run the program or refresh the list if it’s already open, tick the process boxes you want to kill and then press Kill Checked Process, the procedure is immediate and has no confirmation dialogs. To kill a single process click on it and press Kill Selected Process, an option is also available to terminate any single process on double click. A useful function is the simple logging with “Show Detail after Termination” which tells you how the procedure went in the Detail and Options tab.
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3. KillProcess
This program is a little different because in addition to being a simple task manager, KillProcess can also make use of predefined process lists. The Kill Lists can then be loaded on your own or any other computer and all the running processes in the list will be killed (or inverted and not killed) at the click of a button. Sadly the lists provided by the author are outdated and stopped at Windows 7, you can easily make your own though.
To create a list for batch killing processes, go to File > New Kill List, give it a name and location. Then click on any process in the list and press the Insert key (or right click and “Add to list”), and when you are ready press the bottom left button to execute the list and kill the selected processes. Alternatively add other executable files to the list manually in the edit list window. Kill Lists can be inverted and turned into lists of processes to keep by using the tick box in Edit Kill List > List Information.
A useful feature worth mentioning is the ability for KillProcess to sit in the tray actively watching the running process list and killing specific processes in the Kill List as soon as they run. To do that select the process while editing the list and tick the Scan for process box. As soon as the program appears in the list of running processes, KillProcess will automatically kill it again.
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4. MiTec Task Manager Deluxe
There are several task managers around but not all of them can multi select processes for batch termination. For instance, probably the most popular task manager Process Explorer can only select one process at a time. We’ve chosen to look at MiTec Task Manager Deluxe because it’s one of the easiest to perform batch process kills in addition to being portable and having the ability to replace Windows Task Manager if you want.
Like other programs, MiTec Task Manager has a simple selection method of ticking the boxes for each process to kill and then clicking the Terminate checked processes button at the bottom. Something useful is the dropdown at the top that can hide system processes and show only non system processes which is where you’ll find running malicious or third party programs that you’re more inclined to want to kill. Separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available.
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Additional: Although it does not use boxes to select the processes for termination, another popular task manager that can multi kill is Process Hacker. Selecting what to kill is very much like Windows Explorer, Shift+click, Ctrl+click or click and drag to select the processes, then press the Del key.
5. Auto Kill Any Process
Auto Kill Any Process is similar to KillProcess by having the ability to create lists which can then be used to batch terminate processes, although this time they are call Hitlists. Unlike KillProcess, it is still in active development and listed as being compatible up to Windows 8.1, but unless you use Universal Extractor to unpack the MSI installer, it will have to be installed.
Running processes can be added to a Hitlist and batch terminated every time you execute the list or killed immediately. To do either go to the Add Running Processes tab, tick each process to be killed from the running list and then click Save to Hitlist or Kill Now! You can of course create, edit and run custom Hitlists when you like. Another useful option in Other Settings is the timer which will execute the chosen Hitlists every set number of minutes from the system tray.
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6. Kill Multiple Processes From Command Line or Scripts
In addition to Task Manager, Windows has a built in command line tool that is able to kill running processes from a Command Prompt window or script file. Taskkill is available on all recent versions of Windows (excluding XP Home) and can easily kill several different processes at once by either supplying their image name or process identifier (PID), both can be found in Task Manager. The syntax is quite simple:
Taskkill /T /F /IM Firefox.exe /IM Iexplore.exe /IM Chrome.exe [/IM processname.exe]
With the addition of /F the above command will force kill all instances of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome using the image names given. Use /PID {number} instead of /IM {name} if you wish to kill a process by PID. Using PID will not kill multiple process instances with the same name, for example all Chrome.exe’s, because each process will have a different PID.
You can also add a command similar to the above in the location box when creating a desktop shortcut, this will automatically kill all selected processes with a double click.
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Good day. I need to prevent a process from executing more than once. Every time this Application is opened it takes a License out of the Pool. Does anyone know how to prevent this?
ReplyReplying to my own Post. If a user opens the App on their PC more than once then that means they are using more than one License causing another user not being able to work. I need to prevent the EXE from running more than once.
ReplyHello,
Thanks for the apps.
No 2 and Nio 5 are not worki9ng. I tried #2 with “Ressurect This” (Wayback Machine/Internet Archive) to no avail, didn’t try #5.
Still got two plus the Foolish-IT app to try.
Thanks for the apps.
No 2 and Nio 5 are not worki9ng. I tried #2 with “Ressurect This” (Wayback Machine/Internet Archive) to no avail, didn’t try #5.
Still got two plus the Foolish-IT app to try.
thanks again,
Kcuf Elgoog
ReplyKcuf Elgoog
can taskkill be used for killing all chrome processes under 20mb , how
ReplyIt cannot be used in that way. You might be able to do something with a batch script but the Task Kill tool on its own can’t check for process sizes.
Replytaskkill /im chromedriver.exe /f this commend will kill all chromedriver process under task manger
ReplyKillEmAll v5 by Foolish IT is a good and simple app for killing multiple processes in Windows.
ReplyTried #6 which is using cmd. It does not work. The killed IE processes popped right back.
ReplyIt’s time I learn instead of trusting/hoping on files found online. Can you point me at a tutorial on writing scripts, reg, batch type files or any executable text based files? (like you mentioned for killing task)
thanks,
michael clyde
Replymichael clyde
Another advantage of taskkill is that it supports wildcards, example: taskkill /f /im:Spotify* would kill “spotifywebhelper.exe” also…
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