Is it possible to kill a process based on process name using java?

Question

Is it possible to kill a process based on process name using java in Windows? The process is not a java process. It is an exe.

There may be several processes with that name. Do you want to kill all of them, or an arbitrary one? — John Dvorak, Jun 26 '13 at 11:45
Well, I guess I'm supposed to task this: What have you tried? — Ryan Amos, Jun 26 '13 at 11:49

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 26 '13 at 11:45

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TRY

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("taskkill /F /IM <processname>.exe")

answered Jun 26 '13 at 11:45

Parth Soni

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '13 at 11:47

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Runtime.getRuntime().exec("taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe /T");

answered Jun 26 '13 at 11:47

Ravi K Thapliyal

You just posted a less specific version of something already posted. >.> – Ryan Amos Jun 26 '13 at 11:48

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