kill existing processes on a port windows code example

Example 1: 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

Example 2: kill the process running on 8080

C:\Users\RevisitClass>netstat -ano | findstr 8080
  TCP    0.0.0.0:18080          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       19788
  TCP    [::]:18080             [::]:0                 LISTENING       19788

Example 3: close all localhost connections

netstat -ano | findstr :yourPortNumber

taskkill /PID typeyourPIDhere /F

Example 4: kill the process running on 8080

netstat  -ano  |  findstr  <Port Number>