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taskkill

Description

Ends one or more tasks or processes.

Command
taskkill
Examples
Kill a process by its image name
taskkill /im notepad.exe
Forcefully kill a process by its PID
taskkill /pid 1234 /f
Parameters
Parameter Type Required Description
/pid processid string No Specifies the process ID of the process to be terminated.
/im imagename string No Specifies the image name of the process to be terminated.
/f string No Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).
/t string No Terminates the specified process and any child processes which were started by it.
Command Info
Category: Process Management
Type: Windows
Views: 13
Status: Active
Tags
windows cmd process kill terminate