On a Windows operating system, you normally use Task Manager to list and stop processes. However, a process can sometimes become stuck, making it necessary to kill it to force it to stop.
This article explains how to do this using CMD or PowerShell. PID 99999 will be used as the example process throughout this article. For the equivalent procedure on a Linux system, see the following article: Killing processes in Linux.
To list active processes, simply run:
# tasklistYou can find more information in the official documentation for tasklist.
You can also use WMIC to list processes with more details:
# wmic PROCESS get /all /format:LISTYou can find more information in the official documentation for wmic.
To find or check a process's path, you can query WMIC using its PID:
# wmic PROCESS where "ProcessId like 99999" get /all /format:LIST | findstr ExecutablePathReplace 99999 with the relevant PID. To query by name, use:
# wmic PROCESS where "Name like '%ejemplo%'" get /all /format:LIST | findstr ExecutablePathYou can also list connections with netstat and identify the responsible process by its PID. To do this, run:
# netstat -onaFor more information, see the documentation for netstat.
To send a request to stop a process by PID:
# taskkill /PID 99999For more information, see the documentation for taskkill.
The equivalent command with WMIC is:
# wmic process where ProcessID="99999" call terminateTo kill or force a process to stop by PID, add the relevant option (/F):
# taskkill /PID 99999 /FTo send a request using the process name, use:
# taskkill /IM ejemplo.exeThe equivalent command with WMIC is:
# wmic process where name="ejemplo.exe" call terminateTo list active processes, simply run:
# Get-ProcessFor more information, see the official documentation for Get-Process.
You can also list connections to identify the responsible process by its PID. To do this, run:
# Get-NetTCPConnectionFor more information, see the official documentation for Get-NetTCPConnection.
To check a process's path using its PID, run:
# Get-Process -id 99999 -FileVersionInfoThe equivalent command using the process name is:
# Get-Process ejemplo -FileVersionInfoTo send a request to stop the process by PID/ID:
# stop-process -id 99999For more information, see the official documentation for Stop-Process.
Finally, to kill or force a process to stop by PID/ID, add the force option:
# Stop-Process -id 99999 -forceThe equivalent command using the name is:
# Stop-Process -name ejemplo -forceRemember, if you have any questions about this or anything else related to your servers on Clouding, feel free to email soporte@clouding.io We're here for whatever you need!