TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
                    { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/T] [/F]

Description:

This tool is used to terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name.

Parameter List:

/S    system             Specifies the remote system to connect to.

/U    [domain\]user   Specifies the user context under which the command should execute.

/P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given user context. Prompts for input if omitted.

/M    [module]         Lists all tasks currently using the given exe/dll name. If the module name is not specified all loaded modules are displayed.

/SVC                      Displays services hosted in each process.

/V                           Displays verbose task information.

/FI     filter               Displays a set of tasks that match a given criteria specified by the filter.

/PID    processid     Specifies the PID of the process to be terminated. Use TaskList to get the PID.

/IM     imagename    Specifies the image name of the process to be terminated. Wildcard '*' can be used to specify all tasks or image names.

/T                            Terminates the specified process and any child processes which were started by it.

/F                            Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).

/?                            Displays this help message.

Filters:

Filter Name	Valid Operators	Valid Value(s)
STATUS	eq, ne	RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN
IMAGENAME	eq, ne	Image name
PID	eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le	PID value
SESSION	eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le	Session number
SESSION NAME	eq, ne	Session name
CPU TIME	eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le	CPU time in the format of hh:mm:ss. hh - hours, mm - minutes, ss - seconds
MEMUSAGE	eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le	Memory Usage in KB
USERNAME	eq, ne	User name in [domain\]user format
SERVICES	eq, ne	Service Name
WINDOWTITLE	eq, ne	Windows Title
MODULES	eq, ne	DLL Name

NOTE

1. Wildcard '*' for /IM switch is accepted only when a filter is applied.
2. Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully (/F).
3. "WINDOWTITLE" and "STATUS" filters are not considered when a remote machine is specified.

Examples

TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
TASKKILL /F /IM cmd.exe /T
TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"

Associated Commands

TASKLIST

 

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