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Exit program in windows command prompt

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Mar 15, 2026233506 views
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When in the command prompt: I am looking for a Windows equivalent of CTRL+C in unix and mac to force exit a program in a command prompt. Sometimes my program would just infinitaly wait for... something and I would like to close it without hitting CTRL+ALT+DELETE and force quitting the windows comma…

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Fix for: Exit program in windows command prompt

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Ctrl + C will stop a program running from the command prompt, similar to other operating systems. To force kill a process from the command prompt, use the following command: taskkill /F /IM process.exe will force termination, means you're going to p…

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