how do i kill the process currently using a port on localhost in windows code example

Example 1: kill process on port windows

netstat -ano | findstr "PORT_NUMBER"

taskkill /PID PORT_NUMBER /f

Example 2: kill process running on port in windows

netstat -ano | findstr :8080
taskkill /PID  /F

Example 3: netstat -ano | findstr kill

Kill Process in Windows

Step 1:

Open up cmd.exe (note: you may need to run it as an administrator, but this isn't always necessary), then run the below command:

netstat -ano | findstr :PORT_NUMBER

(Replace PORT_NUMBER with the port number you want, but keep the colon)



The area circled in red shows the PID (process identifier). Locate the PID of the process that's using the port you want.

Step 2:

Next, run the following command:

taskkill /PID PORT_NUMBER /F