Killing Process Using Batch Script

is your batch script being run as administrator?

i suggest you to open a cmd window then run your batch and see any echo displayed by the commands to see if there is a problem or a message displayed when you run it

The image name has to go immediately after the /im switch.  Try this.

taskkill /f /t /im wowexec.exe

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No is its not working Shift-3 I am running script as administrator

there is a space in front of process name... I am sure that is causing an issue.

You might try this, including the space in front of the taskname.       

taskkill /f /t /im " wowexec.exe"

~bp

still doesn't work.

It could be that it isn't actually a space in front of the wowexec, but some other non displayable character.  Why not get it's process id and kill it by that?

~bp

No need for the piping. WMIC has the ability to do this natively

wmic process where name='notepad.exe' call terminate

and on a remote machine

wmic /node:{computername} process where name='notepad.exe' call terminate

Try this:

for /f "tokens=2" %%a in ('tasklist ^| findstr wowexec.exe') do taskkill /f /t /pid %%a

~bp

What error are you getting?

Didn't work guys.. I run the batch file no error comes up. Screen blinks and go away.

There is no PID accosciated to process.

Have you tried the command I mentioned

wmic process where name='wowexec.exe' call terminate

I think wowexec *may* be a 16 bit program (vague memory?), could it be running under ntvdm.exe?

~bp

So I think you want to kill ntvdm.exe, and it will take wowexec.exe with it...

~bp

Wowexec is a 16 bit process. If BP is right try the following

wmic process where name='ntvdm.exe' call terminate

Of course this should work too.

taskkill /f /t /im ntvdm.exe

~bp

also this question is related to another on EE
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23619106/Close-WOWEXEC-and-NTVDM.html

Still can't get it killed. Any other way guys?

Can you kill the process through the taskmgr gui? Does it stay eneded? If you are running a 16 bit application it will continue to restart.

I can right click and end process from gui.

i dont know how are you running your system but straight command line works i attached 2 pictures 1 having ntvdm.exe loaded because i opened a 16 bit application that launches it, in a command window
and on another command window i entered the taskkill command

on the second picture you will see that i pressed enter to kill the appl and it actually gave me the message that it worked well
and on the other command window it returned me to the prompt and on task manager no ntvdm.exe is found
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can you provide us with a sample screenshot on how are you tyoing the command, showing us as well the ntvdm.exe and wowexec under it, also run the command i want to see whats the Echo on the DOS screen when you run the command.

please

if you can just provide the screen just like i sent it DOS CMD, TASK MGR