How do I kill Process?

[MrBeat]

Hello, I want to make skin that will kill some process, but I can't find any commands for that.
Example:

I click on the skin and it will kill process firefox.exe

Any ideas??

[jsmorley]

The simplest way is to use the Windows taskkill.exe command.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=25
H=25
SolidColor=0,0,255,255
LeftMouseUpAction=[Taskkill /IM firefox.exe]

[jsmorley]

However, it should be noted that that approach will pop a Windows command prompt window for just a second, a bit ugly...

This little example skin contains a tiny AutoIt program that will do the same thing without anything visible when it runs. You can grab the TaskKiller.exe out of it and use it in your skins as you like.

TaskKiller_1.0.rmskin

AutoIt code:

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#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

If $CmdLine[0] = 1 Then
	$Proc = $CmdLine[1]
Else
	Exit
EndIf

While ProcessExists($Proc)
	ProcessClose($Proc)
WEnd

Exit

Rainmeter Skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Proc="Notepad.exe"

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=25
H=25
SolidColor=136,209,140,255
LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" #Proc#]

[MrBeat]

However, it should be noted that that approach will pop a Windows command prompt window for just a second, a bit ugly...

This little example skin contains a tiny AutoIt program that will do the same thing without anything visible when it runs. You can grab the TaskKiller.exe out of it and use it in your skins as you like.

TaskKiller_1.0.rmskin

AutoIt code:

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#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

If $CmdLine[0] = 1 Then
	$Proc = $CmdLine[1]
Else
	Exit
EndIf

While ProcessExists($Proc)
	ProcessClose($Proc)
WEnd

Exit

Rainmeter Skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Proc="Notepad.exe"

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=25
H=25
SolidColor=136,209,140,255
LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" #Proc#]

Thanks, but how do I do if I want it to kill more than one??

[MrBeat]

However, it should be noted that that approach will pop a Windows command prompt window for just a second, a bit ugly...

This little example skin contains a tiny AutoIt program that will do the same thing without anything visible when it runs. You can grab the TaskKiller.exe out of it and use it in your skins as you like.

TaskKiller_1.0.rmskin

AutoIt code:

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#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

If $CmdLine[0] = 1 Then
	$Proc = $CmdLine[1]
Else
	Exit
EndIf

While ProcessExists($Proc)
	ProcessClose($Proc)
WEnd

Exit

Rainmeter Skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Proc="Notepad.exe"

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=25
H=25
SolidColor=136,209,140,255
LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" #Proc#]

Thanks for the help, I figured it out how to kill more than one process, thanks anyway

[jsmorley]

Glad to help. You can use my little utility to kill more than one with something like:

LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Notepad.exe]["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Firefox.exe]["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Calc.exe]

[jsmorley]

UPDATE

I actually don't recommend using the little AutoIt addon I included in this thread anymore. The only advantage it had was that it didn't pop up a cmd window when executed, but the disadvantage it has is that it will terminate with extreme prejudice the process in question, which may not be what you want.

I recommend instead that you use the taskkill.exe utility that comes baked-into Windows.

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TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
         { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/T] [/F]

Description:
    This tool is used to terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name.

Parameter List:
    /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.

    /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which the
                           command should execute.

    /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given user
                           context. Prompts for input if omitted.

    /FI   filter           Applies a filter to select a set of tasks.
                           Allows "*" to be used. ex. imagename eq acme*

    /PID  processid        Specifies the PID of the process to be terminated.
                           Use TaskList to get the PID.

    /IM   imagename        Specifies the image name of the process
                           to be terminated. Wildcard '*' can be used
                           to specify all tasks or image names.

    /T                     Terminates the specified process and any
                           child processes which were started by it.

    /F                     Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).

    /?                     Displays this help message.

Filters:
    Filter Name   Valid Operators           Valid Value(s)
    -----------   ---------------           -------------------------
    STATUS        eq, ne                    RUNNING |
                                            NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN
    IMAGENAME     eq, ne                    Image name
    PID           eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    PID value
    SESSION       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Session number.
    CPUTIME       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    CPU time in the format
                                            of hh:mm:ss.
                                            hh - hours,
                                            mm - minutes, ss - seconds
    MEMUSAGE      eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Memory usage in KB
    USERNAME      eq, ne                    User name in [domain\]user
                                            format
    MODULES       eq, ne                    DLL name
    SERVICES      eq, ne                    Service name
    WINDOWTITLE   eq, ne                    Window title

    NOTE
    ----
    1) Wildcard '*' for /IM switch is accepted only when a filter is applied.
    2) Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully (/F).
    3) "WINDOWTITLE" and "STATUS" filters are not considered when a remote
       machine is specified.

Examples:
    TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
    TASKKILL /F /IM cmd.exe /T
    TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
    TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
    TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"
    

You can use the RunCommand plugin to execute the utility without popping up any cmd window.

taskkill.exe has two basic forms:

1) With /F as a parameter, it will "force" the process to close, in effect it will "kill" the process without giving it any opportunity to do any kind of cleanup or ask "are you sure?" and such.

2) Without /F as a parameter, a signal to "close" will be sent to the process, and the process itself will take care of shutting down. This will allow the process to prompt you to save open documents and the like, and is in general a lot more "gentle" a way to close a program.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[Variables]

[MeasureKill]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=taskkill /F /IM notepad.exe
State=Hide
OutputType=ANSI

[MeasureClose]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=taskkill /IM notepad.exe
State=Hide
OutputType=ANSI

[MeterKillNotepad]
Meter=String
FontSize=12
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=Kill Notepad
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureKill "Run"]

[MeterCloseNotepad]
Meter=String
X=5R
FontSize=12
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=Close Notepad
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureClose "Run"]

KIll: SUCCESS: The process "notepad.exe" with PID 11008 has been terminated.
Close: SUCCESS: Sent termination signal to the process "notepad.exe" with PID 17768.

So If you open Notepad.exe and type some characters in it, using "Close" will NOT close the program right away, as it will prompt you to save or discard the changes you have made. Using "Kill" will just nuke the program, and all changes you made will just be lost.

How you use this utility is up to you, and should be based on whether you want to assuredly and silently kill the program, which is generally is fine, or want it to just tell the program to close itself, which might be a better fit with some programs. There could be some "cleanup" or "saving of a state" that a program does when it is gracefully closed, that you might want.

Someone had mentioned that if you "kill" Google Chrome for instance, when it is started back up, it acts as though it had "crashed" before, and will complain some. Using the "close" variant of taskkill.exe is probably a better idea for that case.

[Yincognito]

Glad to help. You can use my little utility to kill more than one with something like:

LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Notepad.exe]["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Firefox.exe]["#@#Addons\TaskKiller.exe" Calc.exe]

Huh. I had no idea this was your addon in a related thread, I thought it was a mobile app - must have been the similarity of names. Sorry for not realizing it, and yep, RunCommand + taskkill will kill the app silently when using the /F parameter on the latter.

[Nilvarno]

Thank you very much, this helped me a lot!

[Nilvarno]

Huh. I had no idea this was your addon in a related thread, I thought it was a mobile app - must have been the similarity of names. Sorry for not realizing it, and yep, RunCommand + taskkill will kill the app silently when using the /F parameter on the latter.

Ehy again xD now i get that you didn't get back in my topic, because i didn't get what did you mean with mobile app there xD