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How to Kill processes by name or process ID using PsKill

Kill processes by name or process ID

Syntax
      pskill [- ] [-t] [\\computer [-u user] [-p passwd]] <process name | process id>

Options:

   computer   The computer on which the process is running. Default=local system 

   -p passwd  Specify a password for user (optional). Passed as clear text.
              If omitted, you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.

   -u user    Specify a user name for login to remote computer(optional).

   -t         Kill the process and its descendants.

   process id/name
              The process or processes to be killed.

   -          Help, display the supported options.

To kill a process on a remote system requires administrative privileges on the remote system.

Examples:

Kill all instances of notepad.exe running on \\workstation64:

pskill \\workstation64 notepad


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