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I use a batch file to countdown and need to stop this countdown process in another batch file.

  • I've tried to use these, but they all failed: 
    taskkill /f /fi "windowtitle eq countdown"
taskkill /f /im countdown.cmd
taskkill /f /fi "windowtitle eq counting down"
  • countdown.cmd: 
    Title %~n0
color 4F

@echo off
mode 32,10

title Timer

echo Enter time to countdown from.
set time=233

:loop
cls

set /a time=%time%-1
if %time%==0 goto timesup

title Counting down...

echo.
echo.

echo.
echo Countdown - [%time%]

ping localhost -n 2 > nul
goto loop

:timesup
echo Time is Up!
start %~dp0FocusApp.cmd
goto end

:end
@exit
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  • What error messages do you get when trying the commands? Do you get any, or does it just not work?
    – yrjarv
    Commented May 19, 2022 at 9:36
  • "No tasks running with the specified critera"
    – VB88
    Commented May 19, 2022 at 9:46
  • "error: The process "countdown.cmd" not found."
    – VB88
    Commented May 19, 2022 at 9:47
  • Judging from the picture and the code, the WindowTitle is Administrator: countdown respectively Administrator: Counting down..., not countdown, and the Image is cmd.exe, not countdown.cmd . Better find the PID with tasklist /v | find "Counting down..." with a for /f "tokens=2"` loop and then taskkill /PID
    – Stephan
    Commented May 19, 2022 at 11:20
  • Hi I am able to find the PID in separate command but when putting them together like this but shows error. Please help to rectify this script : FOR /f "token=2 %%i in (tasklist /v | find "Counting down...") do taskkill /pid %%i
    – VB88
    Commented May 19, 2022 at 14:56

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Place a * at the end of windowtitle for Windows to append something to the Window Title at process start:

taskkill /f /fi "windowtitle eq countdown*"
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