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spisi

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Hey guys! Newbie here. Having trouble with taskkill. I run this code with a batch file, and it's not closing the window.
Code: 
ECHO OFF

Taskkill /IM /F ACDSeeQVFree.exe

EXIT 0
 
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The funny thing is, if I run the same code through the command prompt, it works. But when I use a batch file it doesn't.....
 

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spisi said:
The funny thing is, if I run the same code through the command prompt, it works. But when I use a batch file it doesn't.....
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Are you sure?
Move the /F after the .exe please.
The 0 after exit is superfluous.

cmd.webp
 

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Don't use @ECHO OFF, when debugging any batch file. You would have seen @OAT's error message.

taskkill /f /im process.exe is also valid.
 

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Tried this, not working either
Code: 
taskkill /IM ACDSeeQVFree.exe /F
 

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How are you running the batch file, if via scheduled task for example, does the user running the task have the correct privilages etc...

When you run the command in command prompt are you having to elevate for it to work i.e. run as administrator?
 

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spisi said:
Tried this, not working either
Code: 
taskkill /IM ACDSeeQVFree.exe /F
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"Not working" as in what's the output? Can you share the screenshot/error message?
 

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I'm double-clicking on the batch file manually. Post a pic in a bit.
 

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Here it is.
 

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There's no "error" message. It just doesn't close the window...
 

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Closing which window? It doesn't kill ACDSee? Or clicking the batch file from Explorer opens a new CMD window, and that window doesn't exit.
 

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Both windows stay open...when I open cmd.exe and run the code it closes ACDSee, but the cmd window stays open.
 

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Ok, so taskkill works but it's the Command Prompt window that's not closing, correct?

And you have "Exit" as the last command in your batch file? Because your screenshot does not match your initial code snippet of your batch file (i.e., after taskkill, you have "EXIT 0" but in the screenshot above you have "ECHO OFF").
 

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taskkill works ONLY when I manual run it out of command prompt window. When I run the batch file taskkill does not work. In both instances the command prompt window stays open. I had removed the "Exit" during testing. I'll add it back in.
 

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Added it back, same result...
 

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Open Notepad and put the code below in it. Save the file as test.bat but don't close notepad.
Now Run the test.bat

Code: 
@ECHO OFF
Taskkill /IM notepad.exe /F
EXIT

You can replace the 2nd line with

Code: 
Tskill notepad

What happens then?
 

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ok - when I run as administrator it works. But there's not option to have it always run as administrator.
 

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ACDSee runs with elevated privileges. Unless you're in a Admin shell, your taskkill doesn't have enough permission to terminate it. To make this work by clicking from File Explorer, you need a way to grant your script Admin rights.
 

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Create a shortcut for the batch file.

Then right-click on the shortcut and on the Shortcut tab, press the Advanced... button then check the "Run as administrator" box.
 

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I did your test...both windows stayed open. It's the "run as administrator" situation.
 

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