Ending a process in Windows using a command can be handy if you’re writing a batch file. You can accomplish this by using the TSKILL command. Let’s try this command out by ending the Notepad process.

1. Open Notepad by clicking Start > Run or hold down the Windows Key and press R.

2. Type notepad and click OK.

3. Click Start > Run or Hold down the Windows Key and press R.

4. Type CMD and click OK to bring up a DOS command box.

5. At the command prompt, type TSKILL notepad.

6. The Notepad application should close.

You can also use wildcards:

Typing TSKILL note* will close all processes that start with note.

You can also kill the process by the ID:

Type TSKILL 15203

See also:

Tskill Usage

HOW TO: Use the TSKILL Command to End Processes in Windows 2000 Terminal Services