Comments on: How Do I Kill All the iexplore.exe Processes at Once? http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jim in Arizona http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-77917 Jim in Arizona Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:33:56 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-77917 This is useful for all kinds of things. I have been using acrobat 7 pro to scan in documents from a flatbed scanner and there is a process that is being created and left running after each page I scan, leaving potentially dozens of the same task open (depending on how many pages I'm scanning). This command will be very useful for me in this situation since I've been manually killing each one of those duplicate processes which has been time consuming and irritating. Debilyn Gardner: you asked how to restore iexplore after it's 'turned off'. Just start up Internet Explorer again (the process iexplore.exe is the program name for Internet Explorer. If you're closing explorer instead of iexplore then you're shutting down Windows Explorer. To restart explorer if you shut it down, ust wait for a few seconds for it to start up on its own (up to 30 seconds sometimes) or, if it doesn't on its own or you don't want to wait, do the CTRL-ALT-DEL again to bring up task manager and under the Applications tab, click the New Task button and then type in explorer and click the Ok button and that will do it. You could also start up any other process (usually) this way, such as iexpore.exe. wanzt: I'm sure the nircmd utilitiy is great but it's even better when you can use a command that comes with windows and is already available than having to download a 3rd party utility that accomplishes the same thing. However, if taskkill isn't available in xp home edition, then I can see where the nircmd utility would be a great thing to have. This is useful for all kinds of things. I have been using acrobat 7 pro to scan in documents from a flatbed scanner and there is a process that is being created and left running after each page I scan, leaving potentially dozens of the same task open (depending on how many pages I’m scanning). This command will be very useful for me in this situation since I’ve been manually killing each one of those duplicate processes which has been time consuming and irritating.

Debilyn Gardner: you asked how to restore iexplore after it’s ‘turned off’. Just start up Internet Explorer again (the process iexplore.exe is the program name for Internet Explorer. If you’re closing explorer instead of iexplore then you’re shutting down Windows Explorer. To restart explorer if you shut it down, ust wait for a few seconds for it to start up on its own (up to 30 seconds sometimes) or, if it doesn’t on its own or you don’t want to wait, do the CTRL-ALT-DEL again to bring up task manager and under the Applications tab, click the New Task button and then type in explorer and click the Ok button and that will do it. You could also start up any other process (usually) this way, such as iexpore.exe.

wanzt: I’m sure the nircmd utilitiy is great but it’s even better when you can use a command that comes with windows and is already available than having to download a 3rd party utility that accomplishes the same thing. However, if taskkill isn’t available in xp home edition, then I can see where the nircmd utility would be a great thing to have.

]]> By: wanzt http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-77449 wanzt Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:05:40 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-77449 what you need is the nircmd! http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html you can easily kill all iexplore-processes with one klick on the batch-file in which you've wrote the following (without the ""): "nircmd.exe killprocess iexplore.exe" you need to copy the nircmd.exe in the same folder like the batch-file or copy nircmd into the windows-dir. what you need is the nircmd!
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

you can easily kill all iexplore-processes with one klick on the batch-file in which you’ve wrote the following (without the “”):

“nircmd.exe killprocess iexplore.exe”

you need to copy the nircmd.exe in the same folder like the batch-file or copy nircmd into the windows-dir.

]]> By: Debilyn Gardner http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-74197 Debilyn Gardner Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:55:41 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-74197 This article didn't say how to restore iexplore after it's trned off. This article didn’t say how to restore iexplore after it’s trned off.

]]> By: Diana http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70819 Diana Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:13:36 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70819 We had to create this as a batch because iexplore is hanging in the background. It looks like there is no iexplore.exe open (taskbar shows no exploerer) but the program did not close properly and is using a TON of resources while the computer grinds to a halt. I think it is because we call to Iexplore.exe from our program and even though we close iexplore.exe it doesn't shut down. I looked for many fruitless hours on WHY and decided the easier thing would be to create a bat file and tell the staff "click this when your computer is slow" Our batch file looks like this: //This batch file stops hidden iexplore.exe programs. //It aslo stops any other iexplore programs TASKKILL /IM IEXPLORE.EXE /F P.S. Archer the most WORTHLESS post ever is to tell people "just don't use the program" as an answer to the solution. Way to waste everyone's time. We had to create this as a batch because iexplore is hanging in the background. It looks like there is no iexplore.exe open (taskbar shows no exploerer) but the program did not close properly and is using a TON of resources while the computer grinds to a halt.

I think it is because we call to Iexplore.exe from our program and even though we close iexplore.exe it doesn’t shut down. I looked for many fruitless hours on WHY and decided the easier thing would be to create a bat file and tell the staff “click this when your computer is slow”

Our batch file looks like this:

//This batch file stops hidden iexplore.exe programs.
//It aslo stops any other iexplore programs

TASKKILL /IM IEXPLORE.EXE /F

P.S. Archer the most WORTHLESS post ever is to tell people “just don’t use the program” as an answer to the solution. Way to waste everyone’s time.

]]> By: archer http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70776 archer Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:09:05 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70776 as far as i.e. goes, the simplest and best solution is to never fire it up in the first place. as far as i.e. goes, the simplest and best solution is to never fire it up in the first place.

]]> By: Phoshi http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70157 Phoshi Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:42:39 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70157 Ashok, same command. I've been using this with executor for ages - it integrates perfectly with my "heaviest processes" samurize section :) Ashok, same command. I’ve been using this with executor for ages – it integrates perfectly with my “heaviest processes” samurize section :)

]]> By: StrokeSurvivor http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70020 StrokeSurvivor Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:45:08 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70020 Is this just for VISTA? Is this just for VISTA?

]]> By: StrokeSurvivor http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70019 StrokeSurvivor Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:44:06 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70019 I have Windows XP Home Edition. This doesn't work for me. I have Windows XP Home Edition. This doesn’t work for me.

]]> By: ashok kumar http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70016 ashok kumar Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70016 i gotta kow to it could be done in .bat file also..... i gotta kow to it could be done in .bat file also…..

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/comment-page-1/#comment-70015 The Geek Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:25:57 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-do-i-kill-all-the-iexploreexe-processes-at-once/#comment-70015 @Sidney Actually, when I tested this in Process Explorer before writing the article, every iexplore.exe process showed up separately. Maybe it's just a 64-bit thing, but it didn't show in a hierarchy properly. Really, this article was meant to explain how to kill multiple processes by name - using IE as the culprit was just an example. @Sidney

Actually, when I tested this in Process Explorer before writing the article, every iexplore.exe process showed up separately. Maybe it’s just a 64-bit thing, but it didn’t show in a hierarchy properly.

Really, this article was meant to explain how to kill multiple processes by name – using IE as the culprit was just an example.

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