How do I kill a process in Powershell

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Say I'm running a python script that doesn't exit properly. The powershell console does not return control to me without having to close the shell and open a new one. With Bash I can simply press Control-C to kill any process. What am I missing here?

Windows 8.1 Powershell

Tried Ctrl-Break yet? If that doesn't work your only recourse is to kill the process from the outside (not the shell itself, the Python interpreter). — Jeroen Mostert
– Jeroen Mostert, Commented Dec 13, 2016 at 8:19
Apparently neither of my machines have the "break" key. ctrl-fn-Shift worked on my Z-Book, but my Mac with windows still will not terminate — zachleedogg
– zachleedogg, Commented Dec 13, 2016 at 8:38

KyleMit · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-13 17:32:40Z

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To kill a process, you can use the command Stop-Process.

Or you can try Ctrl + Break shortcut.

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Peter Girnus · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-21 20:35:35Z

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Use the following stop-service <service> choose a flag like -force to force stop even if it has dependent services as well.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service?view=powershell-5.1

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mightypile · Accepted Answer · 2025-06-18 22:32:23Z

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On my Dell XPS laptop, which does not have a break key, Ctrl + Fn + B stopped the running program in Powershell.

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