tskill
Updated: January 21, 2005
Ends a process.
Syntax
Tskill {ProcessID | ProcessName} [/server:ServerName]
[{/id:SessionID | /a}] [/v]
Parameters
ProcessID
The ID of the process you want to end.
ProcessName
The name of the process you want to end. You can use
wildcards to specify this parameter.
/server:ServerName
Specifies the terminal server containing the process
you want to end. Otherwise, the current terminal
server is used.
/id:SessionID
Ends the process running in the specified session.
/a
Ends the process running in all sessions.
/v
Displays information about the actions being
performed.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- You can use tskill to end only those processes belonging to you, unless you are an administrator. Administrators have full access to all tskill functions and can end processes running in other user sessions.
- When all processes running in a session end, the session also ends.
Examples
To end process 6543, type:
tskill 6543
To end process "explorer" running on session 5, type:
tskill explorer /id:5
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |