Check if a specific process is active and kill it

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I need a .vbs file to check if a specific process is active and (if it is) terminate it.

I saw that one but I need **to check if a specific process is active** ... and (if it is) terminate it... In that particular example I could not see the part related to checking the existence of a specific active process. — Eta Beta, Oct 20 '12 at 07:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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Same as this thread?

Except that you just change the following line:

Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Process.exe'")

to

Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = '" & strMyProcess  & "'")

edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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answered Oct 20 '12 at 07:45

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I did replace that line as you suggested but I must have done something wrong. Could you please tell me if/how the section **& strMyProcess &** needs to be edited assuming I want to kill a process called "KM Player.exe" – Eta Beta Oct 20 '12 at 17:45
Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'KMPlayer.exe'") – SolidRegardless Oct 21 '12 at 13:58

hollopost · Answer 2 · 2018-09-28T22:53:41.297

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    myProcess="chrome.exe"                     'repleace chrome.exe with your process name
    Set Processes = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf("Win32_Process")
    For Each Process In Processes
        If StrComp(Process.Name, myProcess, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then 'check if process exist
           Process.Terminate()                                   'kill the process you find
        End If
    Next

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answered Sep 28 '18 at 22:48

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Check if a specific process is active and kill it

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