How to Close Multiple PC Programs with a Batch File

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Closing multiple PC programs with a batch file requires you to know mostly about the command "taskkill". It is not quite hard and you can learn to do it yourself in about 5 minutes!

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   Open Notepad or Notepad++. Close all programs except your web browser that contains this page and Notepad or Notepad++.
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   Type @echo off and then hit ↵ Enter.
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   Type cls and then hit ↵ Enter.
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   Type taskkill /IM your-program-name.your-program-extension /T /F and then hit ↵ Enter.
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   Repeat this command for as many programs as you want!
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   When finished, type exit on the last line and hit ↵ Enter.
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   Click File > Save As.

   • Change the Save as type to all files in Notepad; in Notepad++ change to batch file.
   • In Notepad, select all of the filename and delete it and replace it with your-preferred-program-name.bat. In Notepad++, you'll see that the extension is already .bat so only change the part before .bat to your preferred program name.
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   Select your preferred saving directory at the top and when finished, click Save.
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   Check your work by running the batch. Look in the task manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) to see if the program doesn't exist there anymore.

   • If the program does exist, edit your batch program by right clicking at the program and clicking edit. Check that you follow the instructions correctly.
   • If the program doesn't exist, well done! You have completed this how-to!
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