Kill a process that use a certain image path

Question

I need to find a way to kill all processes that use a certain image path. I have been finding that killing the process by name doesn't always kill the process properly - due to the fact that its developers are unable to keep the same name from build to build.

I have done some digging around, but haven't been able to find a solution to this. Wondering if someone here can point me in the right direction.

Take a look at this code [C#: How to get the full path of running process?][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5497064/c-how-to-get-the-full-path-of-running-process — , Aug 08 '13 at 19:10

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:11

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Process.GetProcesses()
        .First(p => String.Compare(p.MainModule.FileName,filename,true)==0)
        .Kill();

answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:11

I4V

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This throws "access denied" when it runs into system processes. – Chrsjkigs99 Aug 08 '13 at 19:19
only if filename points to a systemprocess, but it will throw a NullReference Exception if there is no Process running with the specified filename – makim Aug 08 '13 at 19:23

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:16

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this would kill all Processes that runs in the specific directory

System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses()
.Where(p => Path.GetDirectoryName(p.MainModule.FileName).ToLower().Equals(path.ToLower())
.ToList().ForEach(p => p.Kill());

answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:16

makim

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You're missing a bracket. `.Where(p => Path.GetDirectoryName(p.MainModule.FileName).ToLower().Equals(path.ToLower())**)**` – Fadeway Jan 27 '17 at 22:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:17

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I believe this is what you want

var imagePath = @"C:\applicationfolder";
var processes = Process.GetProcesses()
                .Where(p => p.MainModule.FileName.StartsWith(imagePath, true, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
foreach (var proc in processes)
{
    proc.Kill();
}

answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:17

Charles380

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ShaneSuperflyMacNeill, put your application in folder `C:\P` or `C:\W` and have fun :) – I4V Aug 08 '13 at 19:30
heh, I'm not arguing about best practices lol. Just doing what he wanted. Yes `C:\P` or `C:\W` would be quite humorous when everything just shuts down. – Charles380 Aug 08 '13 at 19:36
that worked perfectly. Although I am unsure what CultureInfo.InvariantCulture is, don't think I have used it before so MSDN will be my next stop :) – Shane Superfly MacNeill Aug 08 '13 at 19:36
It's used to determine how the strings are compared by culture. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6k0axhx9.aspx – Charles380 Aug 08 '13 at 19:38
well I have had to drop this as it gives an exception error "Unable to enumerate the process modules" not sure how to fix that. – Shane Superfly MacNeill Aug 08 '13 at 21:58
@I4V Just use a backslash at the end of the folder name and you do not have this problem -> C:\P\ – Harry13 Jul 20 '18 at 10:04

Kill a process that use a certain image path

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