Tskill

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 additional information.

/?

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