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How to stop a bat process on Windows?

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Mar 15, 2026128417 views
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I have BAT file running in background on Windows which lasts about ten minutes. Now I want to stop it while it's running, but I can't find its name in the process-list in the task manager. So how can I approach this? Thanks! UPDATE1 It seems difficult to stop a running BAT process in backgroud.And …

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Processes usually get launched in a tree like fashion, I would advise launching Microsoft / Sysinternals Process Explorer, Start by clicking on the (1) option, then find your process and right click and choose (2) This should kill both the original …

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