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How to find the PID or kill Googles "Cloud Print Connector" Service

The Google Cloud Print Connector service is stuck "starting." I found the command to kill the service but I need to find the Process ID. I found a command:

sc queryex [servicename]

I type "sc queryex Cloud Print Connector" but it returns a invalid option error.

If I drop the service name, it shows all services BUT the list is too long and it only shows the services from R to Z.

Can anyone tell me how to find the PID or a way to pause the sc queryex to show the a-c services?

Thank you

Jerlo

Hello There

Open Services -> double click on the Cloud Print Connector service -> General tab -> there is your service name
Then type "sc queryex <servicename>"

Then run:
taskkill /f /pid [PID], where [PID] is the service number.

oBdA

Open an administrative PowerShell console, enter the following.
This in test mode and will not actually kill the process:

gwmi Win32_Service -Filter "DisplayName LIKE '%Google Cloud Print Connector%'" | % {Stop-Process -Name ([IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($_.PathName)) -Force -WhatIf}

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You should see one message like (with "Whatever" being the name of the exe, and the PID behind it):

What if: Performing the operation "Stop-Process" on target "Whatever. (1234)".

If everything looks okay, just run it again, but without the -WhatIf at the end.

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How to find the PID or kill Googles &quot;Cloud Print Connector&quot; Service

How to find the PID or kill Googles "Cloud Print Connector" Service