General Kill Process in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to kill a process in Windows 11.

A process is an instance of an app or task that is being executed. Each process running in Windows is assigned a unique decimal number called the process ID, or PID.

If you notice a running process is reducing your computer's performance because it's hung, not responding, using a high percentage of CPU and/or memory resources, then you can kill the process to end it.


Contents





Option One

Kill Process in Task Manager Processes Tab


1 Open Task Manager.

2 Do step 3 (parent) or step 4 (child) below for which process your want to kill.

3 Kill Parent Process and its Child Processes

A) Click/tap on the Processes tab. (see screenshots below)​

B) Select a parent process you want to kill, and perform one of the actions:​
  • Press the Delete key.
  • Click/tap on the End task button on the command bar.
  • Right click or press and hold on the process, and click/tap on End task.
C) When finished, go to step 5 below.​

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4 Kill Only a Child Process

A) Click/tap on the Processes tab. (see screenshot below)​

B) Expand open the parent process (ex: "Windows Explorer) of the child process (ex: "This PC") you want to kill.​

C) Select a parent process you want to kill, and perform one of the actions:​
  • Press the Delete key.
  • Click/tap on the End task button on the command bar.
  • Right click or press and hold on the process, and click/tap on End task.
D) When finished, go to step 5 below.​

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5 You can now close Task Manager if you like.




Option Two

Kill Process in Task Manager Details Tab


1 Open Task Manager.

2 Click/tap on the Details tab. (see screenshots below step 3)

3 Select a process you want to kill, and perform one of the actions: (see screenshot below)
  • Press the Delete key.
  • Click/tap on the End task button on the command bar.
  • Right click or press and hold on the process, and click/tap on End task.
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4 Click/tap on End process to confirm. (see screenshot below)

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5 You can now close Task Manager if you like.




Option Three

Kill Process using taskkill Command



1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Type tasklist into Windows Terminal, and press Enter to see a list of all currently running processes. Make note of the Image Name and PID of the process (ex: Microsoft Edge) you want to kill. (see screenshots below)

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3 Do step 4 (Image Name) or step 5 (PID) below for how you want to kill the process.


 4. Kill Process using Image Name

A) Type the command below you want to use into the Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)​

(To forcefully kill all instances of a process)​
WMIC process where name="Image Name" Delete

OR​

(To forcefully kill only this process)​
taskkill /IM Image Name /F

OR​

(To forcefully kill this process and any child processes started by it)​
taskkill /IM Image Name /T /F

Substitute Image Name in the command above with the actual Image Name (ex: "msedge.exe") from step 2 above for the process you want to kill.

For example: taskkill /IM msedge.exe /F

If you would like to kill multiple processes at once in one command line, then you would just add an additional /IM Image Name for each process.

For example:

(Two processes)
taskkill /IM Image Name /IM Image Name /F

(Three processes)
taskkill /IM Image Name /IM Image Name /IM Image Name /F


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 5. To Kill Process using PID

A) Type the command below you want to use into the Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)​

(To forcefully kill only this process)​
taskkill /PID PID /F

OR​

(To forcefully kill this process and any child processes started by it)​
taskkill /PID PID /T /F

Substitute PID in the command above with the actual PID (ex: "16012") from step 2 above for the process you want to kill.

For example: taskkill /PID 16012 /F

If you would like to kill multiple processes at once in one command line, then you would just add an additional /PID PID for each process.

For example:

(Two processes)
taskkill /PID PID /PID PID /F

(Three processes)
taskkill /PID PID /PID PID /PID PID /F


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6 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

If you get an Access is denied error message, then it means you will need to run the command in an Windows Terminal (Admin) instead.





Option Four

Kill Process using Stop-Process Command



1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Type Get-Process into Windows Terminal, and press Enter to see a list of all currently running processes. Make note of the ProcessName and Id (PID) of the process (ex: Microsoft Edge) you want to kill. (see screenshots below)

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3 Do step 4 (ProcessName) or step 5 (Id) below for how you want to kill the process.


 4. Kill Process using ProcessName

A) Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)​

Stop-Process -Name "ProcessName" -Force

Substitute ProcessName in the command above with the actual ProcessName (ex: "msedge") from step 2 above for the process you want to kill.

For example: Stop-Process -Name "msedge" -Force

If you would like to kill multiple processes at once in one command line, then you would just add an additional "ProcessName" separated by a comma for each process.

For example:

(Two processes)
Stop-Process -Name "ProcessName","ProcessName" -Force

(Three processes)
Stop-Process -Name "ProcessName","ProcessName","ProcessName" -Force


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 5. Kill Process using Id (PID)

A) Type the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)​

Stop-Process -ID PID -Force

Substitute PID in the command above with the actual Id (ex: "10304") from step 2 above for the process you want to kill.

For example: Stop-Process -ID 10304 -Force

If you would like to kill multiple processes at once in one command line, then you would just add an additional PID separated by a comma for each process.

For example:

(Two processes)
Stop-Process -ID PID,PID -Force

(Three processes)
Stop-Process -ID PID,PID,PID -Force


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6 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

If you get an Access is denied error message, then it means you will need to run the command in an Windows Terminal (Admin) instead.



That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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can i use unrespond taskill reg key (give a shortcut to right click) from windows 10 forum (i test on w10 it working)

Hello mate, :alien:

Here's a W11 version below for you.

 

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Hello mate, :alien:

Here's a W11 version below for you.

thankyou so much sir, glad to be here ^_^ (and starting use w11 lol)
Downloaded the registry file.. and... it working just like the other version.. thankyou.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23h2 22631.2792
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Ultrabook Portege Z830 PT224L-01402S
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2677M CPU @ 1.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Portable PC (0x000003EC - 0x103CB030)
    Memory
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    Graphics Card(s)
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    Built-in Laptop
    Screen Resolution
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    Using USB Port K120
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    Browser
    Edge Stable Only
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Only
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    Screenshot Apps: Snipping Tools || I Try to use Everything from Microsoft Product
thankyou so much sir, glad to be here ^_^ (and starting use w11 lol)
Downloaded the registry file.. and... it working just like the other version.. thankyou.
You're most welcome.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
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    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
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    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
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    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

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