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How to Kill a Windows Process from Within LabVIEW

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‎05-13-2011 10:27 PM
Last Edited by: Member Example_Scrubber_Suryo ‎10-30-2017 07:55 AM

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  • LabVIEW

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Overview
To Demonstrate How the VI would Kill a Windows Task

Description:
The VI would demonstrate how to programmatically use the System Command.vi to basically kill a running executable within
the Windows OS, with the example of Solitaire.exe

Instructions:
To implement this example:

  1. Run the VI
  2. (Optional) Change the executable that you would like to kill by accessing the block diagram

To execute this example:

  1. Install the required software.
  2. Open the VI and refer the Implement Steps


Requirements
Software
LabVIEW 2012 or compatible

Hardware
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**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

Joe Daily
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

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