PowerShell/Docs/close-program.md
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*close-program.ps1*
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This PowerShell script closes a program's processes gracefully.
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./close-program.ps1 [[-FullProgramName] <String>] [[-ProgramName] <String>] [[-ProgramAliasName] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-FullProgramName <String>
Specifies the full program name
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ProgramName <String>
Specifies the program name
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ProgramAliasName <String>
Specifies the program alias name
Required? false
Position? 3
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./close-program "Google Chrome" "chrome.exe"
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Closes a program's processes
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script closes a program's processes gracefully.
.PARAMETER FullProgramName
Specifies the full program name
.PARAMETER ProgramName
Specifies the program name
.PARAMETER ProgramAliasName
Specifies the program alias name
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./close-program "Google Chrome" "chrome.exe"
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$FullProgramName = "", [string]$ProgramName = "", [string]$ProgramAliasName = "")
try {
if ($ProgramName -eq "") {
get-process | where-object {$_.mainWindowTitle} | format-table Id, Name, mainWindowtitle -AutoSize
$ProgramName = read-host "Enter program name"
}
if ($FullProgramName -eq "") {
$FullProgramName = $ProgramName
}
$Processes = get-process -name $ProgramName -errorAction 'silentlycontinue'
if ($Processes.Count -ne 0) {
foreach ($Process in $Processes) {
$Process.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null
}
Start-Sleep -milliseconds 100
stop-process -name $ProgramName -force -errorAction 'silentlycontinue'
} else {
$Processes = get-process -name $ProgramAliasName -errorAction 'silentlycontinue'
if ($Processes.Count -eq 0) {
throw "$FullProgramName isn't running"
}
foreach ($Process in $Processes) {
$_.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null
}
Start-Sleep -milliseconds 100
stop-process -name $ProgramName -force -errorAction 'silentlycontinue'
}
if ($($Processes.Count) -eq 1) {
"✔️ $FullProgramName closed, 1 process stopped"
} else {
"✔️ $FullProgramName closed, $($Processes.Count) processes stopped"
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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