how to kill process using port in windows?

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To kill process using port in windows, open your cmd as administrator and do

1. run netstat -ano | findstr :<PORT> (replace <PORT> with your port number )
2. copy PID number which you want kill in the list
3. run taskkill /PID <PID> /F (replace <PID> with your pid number )

That’s it.

Sometime’s we want to run some application like node, react, golang, graphQL and etc but windows show this port already in used in my case i want to start start react application on 3000 port but i’m not able to start because something working on 3000 port.

So let’s how do i kill process using port in windows steps wise.

Step 1: Start CMD as a administrator

To start cmd as a administrator

1. click on window start button
2. search CMD in your search bar
3. Right click on CMD and select Run as a administrator

Step 2: Find process based on port

To find process based on port we are going to use netstat command.

Just run the netstat -ano | findstr :<PORT> command in my case it’s was like netstat -ano | findstr :3000.

The box area in read shows the PID (process identifier). Locate the PID of the process that’s using the port you want.

Step 3: kill the process

To kill process, we are going to use taskkill command.

Just run the taskkill /PID <PID> /F command in my case it’s was like taskkill /PID 15767 /F.

If process kill successfully it will show SUCCESS: The process with PID 15676 has been terminated..

I hope it helps you, All the best 👍.