How to close TCP and UDP ports via windows command line

If you know the port that you want to free you can sort your netstat list by looking for the specif port like this:

netstat -ano | findstr :8080

Then the pid will appear at the rigth which you can kill with taskkill.

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taskkill /pid 11704 /F

Also you may want to look at this question which is specifically for localhost, but I think it is relevant:

open cmd
- type in netstat -a -n -o
- find TCP [the IP address]:[port number] .... #[target_PID]# (ditto for UDP)
- (Btw, kill [target_PID] didn't work for me)
CTRL+ALT+DELETE and choose "start task manager"
- Click on "Processes" tab
- Enable "PID" column by going to: View > Select Columns > Check the box for PID
- Find the PID of interest and "END PROCESS"
Now you can rerun the server on [the IP address]:[port number] without a problem

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