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killall v1.0.0

17 Mar 06:17

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killall v1.0.0 — Windows Process Termination Tool

Download

Download killall-windows.zip, extract, run install.bat.
No dependencies. Works on Windows 10/11 x64.

What it does

  • Kill processes by name, glob, or /regex/
  • Kill by port (--port 8080 or --port 3000-3010)
  • Kill by loaded DLL (--module steam_api64.dll)
  • Kill by window title (--window "Untitled")
  • Kill by command line (--cmdline /fooocus/)
  • Kill entire process trees (--tree)
  • Kill CPU hogs (killall cpuhog 80 --top 5)
  • Kill RAM hogs (killall ramhog 500)
  • Kill hung/frozen apps (killall hung)
  • Kill LLMs — Ollama, LM Studio, Fooocus, KoboldCPP, etc. (killall llm)
  • Kill games — Steam, Epic, Xbox, Ubisoft, Minecraft, etc. (killall game)
  • Restart a process (killall restart explorer)
  • Dry-run mode to preview without killing (--dry-run)
  • Self-protection — never kills itself

Quick start

killall notepad
killall chrome --tree
killall --port 8080 --force
killall llm --force
killall ramhog 500 --top 3
killall cpuhog 80 --sample 3
killall hung --force
killall game --dry-run

Build from source

Requires Visual Studio 2022 (or Build Tools):

git clone https://github.com/NoCoderRandom/killall-windows
cd killall-windows
build.bat
install.bat