This will allow you to restart the service. We have listed both these methods below, you may refer to the one that is in sync with your requirement. Note: By forcing a service to stop you can also use these instructions to Kill a Windows Service which is stuck at starting as well. Method 1: Using Executable File Name Method 2: Using PID End Task/Force Kill App via Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows There exist two different methods to get this job done- using the file name or using its PID. If you kill a critical windows service you may end up forcing the machine to reboot on it own. SUCCESS: The process with PID XXXX has been terminated.īe careful of what you are killing though. This kills all running Firefox processes on the computer. If it is successful you should receive the following message: Type taskkill /IM firefox.exe /F to the right of the command prompt and then press Enter. (where servicename is the name of the service you obtained from Step 1.) Open an elevated command prompt and type in: To do this, go in to services and double click on the service which has stuck.

Sometimes as an IT Support administrator you may need to kill a service which is stuck at stopping in order to avoid having to reboot a server in the middle of the day.

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