taskkill

Windows CMD · Processes · available in the simulator

What it does

Terminates a process by PID or name.

Syntax

taskkill [/pid id | /im nombre] [/t] [/f]

Options and parameters

• /PID N

  by process ID

• /IM NOMBRE

  by image name (e.g., notepad.exe)

• /F

  Forces the termination of the process.

  taskkill /IM chrome.exe /F
• /T

  Terminates child processes as well.

• /PID

  Specifies the process by its process ID.

  taskkill /PID 1234
• /IM

  Specifies the process by its image name.

  taskkill /IM notepad.exe
• /FI

  Applies a filter to select processes.

• /S

  Specifies the remote system.

• /U

  User context under which to execute the remote command.

• /P

  Password for the user specified in /U.

Usage examples

• taskkill /PID 1234 /F
• taskkill /IM notepad.exe
• taskkill /IM chrome.exe /T /F
• taskkill /IM notepad.exe /F
• taskkill /PID 1234
• taskkill /IM chrome.exe /F

Related commands

• start
• tasklist