Closing an Application via Rainmeter

[cwfrizzell]

I have a skin that allows me to open, monitor and close particular applications based on this thread:
https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4194. The skin works fine for all applications with one exception: the code to close calculator.exe does not respond. Here's the relevant code:

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[MeasurePID7]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Process.dll
ProcessName=calculator.exe
UpdateDivider=2
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=[!SetOption MeterCalc ImageName "Off.png"][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=[!SetOption MeterCalc ImageName "On.png"][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]

[MeasureCloseCalc]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=PowerShell
Parameter=taskkill /IM calculator.exe

[MeterCalc]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#ROOTCONFIGPATH#\@Resources\
X=40r
Y=2
LeftMouseUpAction=calc.exe
MouseScrollLeftAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureCloseCalc "Run"]
ToolTipText="Calculator"
MouseActionCursor=1

[MeterCalcText]
Meter=String
X=2r
Y=5
FontFace=Agency FB
FontSize=14
FontColor=255,255,255
StringStyle=Normal
AntiAlias=1
Text=CALC

I have tried using the full path and calc.exe without any luck. This is a Win10 (64) machine using Rainmeter 4.5.2.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[jsmorley]

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[MeasureCloseCalc]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=taskkill.exe
OutputType=ANSI
Parameter=/F /IM calculator.exe

Seems that the new calculator requires the /F parameter to close it. Also, no need to fire up Powershell for this.

This is likely due to the fact that the calculator is now a "windows app" and all the old calc.exe and calculator.exe ways of calling it are really just "stubs" that load the new app. I suspect that RunTimeBroker is holding open the app when you try to close the "stub", and you have to force kill it to make them let go.

[cwfrizzell]

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[MeasureCloseCalc]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=taskkill.exe
OutputType=ANSI
Parameter=/F /IM calculator.exe

Seems that the new calculator requires the /F parameter to close it. Also, no need to fire up Powershell for this.

That works. Thanks!