Kill all applications.

Kevlar said:

Hello, I am in the process of making a batch file but it needs to be able to close all open applications. I know I can use the kill command but that only works for designated applications. What i need is for it to close all possible applications.


I'm sorry if that wasn't clear.

Any suggestions would be great

Thanks

Which command are you using (or trying to use) to kill applications? Because this is what I get at a command prompt when I type KILL

Code:

 
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Peter Dzomlija>kill
'kill' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\Peter Dzomlija>

you cant kill "all" processes and not have it kill windows processes as well. why would you need to kill unknown processes to run your script? what are you trying to do with your script?

Kevlar said:

ccatlett1984 said:

you cant kill "all" processes and not have it kill windows processes as well. why would you need to kill unknown processes to run your script? what are you trying to do with your script?

In Task Manager, there is a "Application" tab and a "Processes" tab.
What Im looking for is something to close all applications, not process having nothing to do with those applications.

I've been looking into it a bit more, and all I can come up with is the TASKKILL command, and though it allow wildcards, it can't kill all processes:

Code:

TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
         { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/T] [/F]
Description:
    This tool is used to terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name.
Parameter List:
    /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.
    /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which the
                           command should execute.
    /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given user
                           context. Prompts for input if omitted.
    /FI   filter           Applies a filter to select a set of tasks.
                           Allows "*" to be used. ex. imagename eq acme*
    /PID  processid        Specifies the PID of the process to be terminated.
                           Use TaskList to get the PID.
    /IM   imagename        Specifies the image name of the process
                           to be terminated. Wildcard '*' can be used
                           to specify all tasks or image names.
    /T                     Terminates the specified process and any
                           child processes which were started by it.
    /F                     Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).
    /?                     Displays this help message.
Filters:
    Filter Name   Valid Operators           Valid Value(s)
    -----------   ---------------           -------------------------
    STATUS        eq, ne                    RUNNING |
                                            NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN
    IMAGENAME     eq, ne                    Image name
    PID           eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    PID value
    SESSION       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Session number.
    CPUTIME       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    CPU time in the format
                                            of hh:mm:ss.
                                            hh - hours,
                                            mm - minutes, ss - seconds
    MEMUSAGE      eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Memory usage in KB
    USERNAME      eq, ne                    User name in [domain\]user
                                            format
    MODULES       eq, ne                    DLL name
    SERVICES      eq, ne                    Service name
    WINDOWTITLE   eq, ne                    Window title
    NOTE
    ----
    1) Wildcard '*' for /IM switch is accepted only when a filter is applied.
    2) Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully (/F).
    3) "WINDOWTITLE" and "STATUS" filters are not considered when a remote
       machine is specified.
Examples:
    TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
    TASKKILL /F /IM cmd.exe /T
    TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
    TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
    TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"

Hi Kevlar,

This should be possible using a For /f command that checks tasklist and uses 'TASKKILL /F /IM program.exe /T' on the results.

Have a go at it and let me know if you get stuck and I'll try to put it together for you. Batching is my forte

for a list of the running applications, you can use powershell

Code:

 
Set Word = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set Tasks = Word.Tasks
For Each Task in Tasks
If Task.Visible Then Wscript.Echo Task.Name 
Next 
Word.Quit

I'm still wondering what purpose this script serves?