How to find out what processes are active and kill them from the command line
I recently found myself trying to troubleshoot an XP computer and Task Manager wouldn't open. Luckily, I knew a way to view and kill running processes from the command line. Here's how:
- Click Start | Run and type cmd to open a command window
- At the command prompt, type tasklist
- You can view the list of processes running on your computer
- To kill the process you suspect is causing problems, note its Process ID, then type tskill
