End a Process Running in a User Session

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can end a process running in a user session by using the End Process action in Terminal Services Manager.

Important

Ending a process running in a user session without warning the user can result in a loss of data for the user that is using that session.

To end a process running in a user session

  1. In Terminal Services Manager, in the left pane, click the terminal server on which the user session is running.

  2. On the Processes tab, right-click the process that you want to end, and then click End Process.

  3. Click OK to end the process.

Additional considerations

  • You must have Full Control permission to end a process running in a user session.

  • You might need to end a process if the application is not responding.

  • When all processes that are running in a session end, the session also ends.

  • You can use the tskill command-line tool to end a process running in a user session.

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