Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. CKG Edit ====== ====== ===== Question ===== How do I kill a process or application without using Task Manager? ===== Answer ===== At times you may not be able to access Task Manager as it may be disabled by a group policy, spyware, etc. If you need to end a process manually then you can do so by using a few utilities through a command prompt. ==== How to get a list of running processes and applications: ==== * Open a command prompt * Type in **TASKLIST** and press **Enter** * You will get a list of processes currently running on the computer. ==== How do I kill a process once I have found it in the task list? ==== * Open a command prompt and use the **TASKKILL** utility to end the process. * Type in **TASKKILL /?** to get a list of available commands, however the most common strings used are shown below. * **TASKKILL /F /IM Control.exe** * **TASKKILL /F /PID 1230** * **/F** forces a process to terminate. * **/IM** uses the image name of the process or application * **/PID** uses the process ID to locate and terminate the process. ==== Troubleshooting ==== * If you receive an error stating that "'tasklist' or 'taskkill' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file" then check the C:\Windows\System32\ folder for **tasklist.exe** and **taskkill.exe**. There have been occurrences of viruses deleting or renaming those utilities to further impede a user's ability to remove viruses, malware, and spyware. ===== Version Information ===== * Entered : 07/26/2010