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Widmo
Asked: 2012-05-22 12:52:35 +0800 CST

Kill all program.exe instances open on network share from Windows

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How do I kill all program.exe instances that are currently open through a Windows network share?

I know how to list the open files net files | Findstr "program.exe" but how then how do I kill it?

In Linux I would type:

kill -9 `pidof program.exe`

What is the equivalent of this in Windows?

windows application kill open

3 Answers

  1. If your windows version has powershell (if not, you can download and install from microsoft site), it is very easy as well

    get-process "program.exe" | stop-process -force -confirm:$false
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  2. Look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290585/en-us

    I believe this still applies to current Windows versions, or should at least put you in the right direction.

    Command line:

    for /f "skip=4 tokens=1" %a in ('net files') do net files %a /close

    Batch file:

    for /f "skip=4 tokens=1" %%a in ('net files') do net files %%a /close
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  3. tskill.exe (either built-in or possibly in a resource kit) or pskill.exe, from sysinternals - which as a Windows admin, you should have on a USB key and on a network share.

    Also, don't forget to include which version of Windows you're working on - that may make a difference with someone's answer - although likely not for this question.

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