Unable to kill process

Ramco Ramco

3y1.1k.NET

I have below code but it does not go at - process.WaitForExit(10000); // milliseconds

public static void RunVideo(string videolink)
        {
            Process process = new Process();
            var _process = new ProcessStartInfo(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe", videolink);
            //Process.Start(_process);
            process.StartInfo = _process;
            process.Start();
            process.WaitForExit(10000); // milliseconds
            process.Kill();

        }

Thanks

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Jignesh Kumar3y ago
Hello Ramco,

Follow this link which will help you, You need to check below for waitforExist,
```
if(!p.WaitForExit(iYourInterval))
{ 
    p.Kill();
}
```
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/visualstudio/csharp/language-compilers/wait-shelled-app-finish

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3520361/wait-till-process-is-no-longer-running-or-until-timeout-has-passed-whichever-ha
Sam Hobbs3y ago
For Windows, Microsoft says we should not kill a process unless there is no other way to solve the problem. It should not be something done normally. For other operating systems, the term kill might be something we do normally, but not for Windows.

I am not sure what would be the best way to close an Edge window. If the user has selected to use tabs then closing one window might close all tabs. And if you are trying to use Edge to show a video then you need to wait until the video ends. You probably need to find something else to show the video.