The task of unloading a process in the Microsoft Windows operating system belongs to standard procedures and can be solved both using the graphical interface and through the command interpreter.
Instructions
Step 1
Call the main menu of the Microsoft Windows operating system by clicking the "Start" button and go to the "Taskbar" item to perform the operation of unloading the selected process from the computer memory.
Step 2
Call the context menu of the required application by clicking the right mouse button and select the command "Close" or "Exit".
Step 3
Call the context menu of the "Taskbar" element by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Start Task Manager" item. An alternative way to launch the tool is to simultaneously press the Ctrl + Shift + Esc function keys.
Step 4
Go to the Processes tab of the dispatcher dialog box that opens and define the process to be unloaded in the list.
Step 5
Call the context menu of the selected process by clicking the right mouse button and select the "End Process" command.
Step 6
Return to the main Start menu if it is impossible to unload the selected process or launch the Task Manager tool and go to Run to perform an alternative unload procedure.
Step 7
Enter the value cmd in the "Open" field and confirm the execution of the command for launching the "Command Line" tool by clicking the OK button.
Step 8
Enter the value drive_name: / tasklist /? to determine all running processes on the selected disk and find the PID of the required process and confirm the execution of the command by pressing the function key Enter.
Step 9
Identify the process to be unloaded in the list and note its PID.
Step 10
Enter taskkill / F / IM process_name in the Windows command interpreter text box to unload the selected process, or use the syntax taskkill / PID process_identifier.
Step 11
Confirm the execution of the unload command by pressing the Enter function key and review the possible options for the taskill command:
- / S - for remote use;
- / U - when running the command with a different account;
- / FI - if it is necessary to unload all processes with the selected name;
- T - if it is necessary to unload all subprocesses;
- F - when forcibly deleting the process.
