Force kill a process that hangs

[JohnNash]

ProcessClose works for ending a program. But now and then the program I try to close hangs (it does NOT show Not responding title,it  just hangs). In that case ProcessClose is not able to close it. But manually I could click the X. 

 

So any suggestions how to close it anyway.... (except for clicking the x).

[genius257]

You could try _WinAPI_TerminateProcess?

Edit:

Maybe only if ProcessClose fails?

Also what was the @error value on fail?

Edited September 30, 2016 by genius257

[jguinch]

If you can manually close it with the X, maybe you can just use WinClose

[Aareon]

I agree with @jguinch. WinClose() is probably your best bet. In my experience, this function has no problem ending a hanging program.

[kylomas]

JohnNash,

7 hours ago, JohnNash said:

But manually I could click the X. 

When you close the window does the process terminate?

kylomas

[JohnNash]

Thanks for the tips. Both winclose and the WINAPI terminateprocess can not do it. 

 

Indeed if I press the cross manually it will terminate. 

So weird. Should be easily fixable I would think.

I am able to get the process handle, which I thought maybe did not work, but it does...

WinKill also does not work...

Edited October 1, 2016 by JohnNash

[kylomas]

JohnNash,

Can you post a reproducer?

kylomas

[JohnNash]

How would I do that? I mean the most important part is the program being stuck I'd guess. What should I show?

[kylomas]

Post your code...

[JohnNash]

Well i've tried

WinKill("title of app")

Winclose ("tile of app"), also by class

_WinAPI_TerminateProcess ( $hProcess)  by handle

the code of the app that hangs I cannot provide since it is a closed source thing (not mine).

 

 

btw I just noticed the class of the process is changed into Ghost when it hangs. 

 

[JohnNash]

Ah my bad. I never actually ran processclose. That one works. I mixed up with winclose. So ProcessClose ("nameofexe.exe")  seems to work. Sorry for the misunderstanding. 

[barresoft]

         $command="taskkill /im yourExecutable.exe /f"
         run($command)

[Nine]

6 hours ago, barresoft said:

         $command="taskkill /im yourExecutable.exe /f"
         run($command)

or

RunWait (@comspec & " /c TaskKill /PID " & $PID & " /F")

That will work all the times.  Tested for life !

[JLogan3o13]

@barresoft please don't resurrect old threads, especially when the OP stated he had an accepted solution. After more than two years it is doubtful he is still looking for responses.