Close a windows process in C#

Question

In my application, I started a process say chrome via the command`

Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe");

Now I want to close this current process. What should I code so as to close just this chrome application.

Simply [Kill()](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.kill(v=vs.110).aspx) the `Process` instance you get from `Process.Start()`? — Filburt, Mar 02 '17 at 19:50
`Process.Start` is a function which returns a `Process`. Choose the appropriate method from [the documentation](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process_methods(v=vs.110).aspx) to close it. I suppose that the user might have opened more windows or tabs, seeing as it is a browser that you have started.. — Andrew Morton, Mar 02 '17 at 19:52
@Filburt Kill might be a bit harsh: "Kill causes an abnormal process termination, and should be used only when necessary." CloseMainWindow seems more reasonable. — Andrew Morton, Mar 02 '17 at 19:56
@AndrewMorton It did fit well in the comment context and should mainly serve to point the OP to MSDN. — Filburt, Mar 02 '17 at 20:16
@Andrew Morton -s .CloseMainWindow() is much more elegant, should be posted as Answer. — CLS, May 16 '19 at 12:20
@CLS Following the comments to the [answer by Anderson Pimentel](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42564807/1115360), which included CloseMainWindow, I am not sure what the question is. — Andrew Morton, May 17 '19 at 08:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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As pointed out on comments, just call the Kill() method on the instance returned by Process.Start('...').

var myProcess = Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe");

//Do your stuff...

myProcess.Kill();

Also, take a look at MSDN about a (maybe) better way to terminate the process: CloseMainWindow.

EDIT:

To kill an arbitrary process take a look at this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

Community

answered Mar 02 '17 at 19:59

Anderson Pimentel

I mean I just want to close an already running process. That is, I just want to close an uninstantiated process.Like, I opened chrome in my pc and I want my program to close it. – Abhishek Trigunait Mar 02 '17 at 20:18
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@AbhishekTrigunait That is a totally different question. You asked about a process you started using `Process.Start()`. – Filburt Mar 02 '17 at 20:19
@AbhishekTrigunait Take a look at the updated answer. – Anderson Pimentel Mar 02 '17 at 23:27
@AndersonPimentel Thanks, that helped. Is there a way to close the current program with getCurrentProcess or something... – Abhishek Trigunait Mar 03 '17 at 14:06

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