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How to terminate a process in vbscript

How can I terminate process using vbscript. PLEASE NOTE, I need to terminate process that runs under windows 64-bit environment as native 64 (not using select * from win_32_Process)

Thanks,

Solution

  • The Win32_Process class provides access to both 32-bit and 64-bit processes when the script is run from a 64-bit command shell.

    If this is not an option for you, you can try using the taskkill command:

    Dim oShell : Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Launch notepad '
oShell.Run "notepad"
WScript.Sleep 3000

' Kill notepad '
oShell.Run "taskkill /im notepad.exe", , True