How do I repetitively check if a process is running in and kill it if it is C# .NET (windows form app)

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So, I want to repetitively check if a process is running and if it is I want to kill it. So far I can make it do it once at run-time but users can run the target program (the one I want to kill) after they have run my one.

What I have tried:

I have tried

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

    foreach (var process in Process.GetProcessesByName("TARGETPROGRAMNAME"))
    {
        process.Kill();
    }

But this only happens once upon the running of the program meaning they can run the target program after my one.

Posted 7-Jul-18 9:59am

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Updated 7-Jul-18 17:16pm

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Patrice T 7-Jul-18 16:35pm

Looks like a bad solution to another problem.

Dave Kreskowiak 7-Jul-18 21:56pm

Agreed. Something fishy with this request. A bad solution for any problem.

#realJSOP 8-Jul-18 8:32am

It's clear this guy ain't experienced enough to write code, so I'm not sure where you see the "fishy". I didn't give him code, but gave his a selection of ways to go about it.

Dave Kreskowiak 8-Jul-18 10:22am

The "fishy" is what is he really trying to do with this? I get the feeling his experience with Windows, or any O/S really, isn't much.

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2018-07-07T10:23:00

Solution 1

The simplest way is to setup a System.Timers.Timer object to tick every n seconds, and put your code in the tick event handler.

Or, you could use TPL.

Or, you could use System.Reactive.

Or, you could use normal threads.

Posted 7-Jul-18 10:23am

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Ron Anders · Answer 2 · 2018-07-07T17:16:00

Solution 2

Lemmie guess, y'all wanna kill Task Manager.

Posted 7-Jul-18 17:16pm

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Patrice T 8-Jul-18 1:05am

Is it a solution ?