kill a port in windows code example
Example 1: windows kill port
netstat -ano | findstr :3001
taskkill /PID <yourid> /F
Example 2: kill process on port windows
netstat -ano | findstr "PORT_NUMBER"
taskkill /PID PORT_NUMBER /f
Example 3: kill process running on port in windows
netstat -ano | findstr :8080
taskkill /PID <yourid> /F
Example 4: windows kill process on port
netstat -ano | findstr :<PORT>
taskkill /PID <PID> /F
Example 5: kill service by port number on windows
taskkill /F /PID PORT_NUMBER
Example 6: 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