Yes you can kill (Terminate) any program or process running in windows simple by desktop shortcut to terminate the running process by forcefully end it with taskkill command in windows. In this method I used to kill yahoo messenger as it keeps running under the processes, even after closing yahoomessenger completely or you can use this method to kill any hanged process in windows, through this way you can forcefully kill any process on windows instantly.
Here is how you can create a desktop shortcut to kill any process instantlyIn order to terminate the process instantly you will need to send some kill signal command using the some arguments with taskkill windows command, Follow the procedure below
1. Right click on the empty area of the desktop and select New >> Desktop shortcut
2. Now copy and paste the following path in the target box
C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe –f –im
For Example C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe –f –im YahooMessenger.exe
Note:
a. –f is for force kill and –im is to kill all instances of any process
b. You can get to know the process name for any program through Task Manager under the Process tab . Press ctrl+shift+esc to open task manager.
3. Give a name to your shortcut and click
Here is how you can create a desktop shortcut to kill any process instantlyIn order to terminate the process instantly you will need to send some kill signal command using the some arguments with taskkill windows command, Follow the procedure below1. Right click on the empty area of the desktop and select New >> Desktop shortcut
2. Now copy and paste the following path in the target box
C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe –f –im
For Example C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe –f –im YahooMessenger.exe
Note:
a. –f is for force kill and –im is to kill all instances of any process
b. You can get to know the process name for any program through Task Manager under the Process tab . Press ctrl+shift+esc to open task manager.
3. Give a name to your shortcut and click
