Knowing which java.exe process to kill on a windows machine [closed]

Answer 1

Rather than using a third party tool, you can also make a pretty good guess by looking at all the columns in task manager if you know roughly what the various java processes on your system are. From the Processes tab, use View-> Select Columns and add PID, CPU Time, VM Size, and Thread count. Knowing roughly what the process is doing should help narrow it down.

For example, in a client-server app, the server will likely use more memory, have more threads, and have used more CPU time because it has been running longer. If you're killing a process because it's stuck, it might simply be using more CPU right now.

MAX java heap memory is usually directly reflected in VM Size. So if you're using -Xmx flags, the process with the larger setting will have a larger VM Size.

Answer 2

If the application is not responding at all, then Process Explorer is a good option.

If it's sort of responding, but not dying, sometimes bringing up task manager, and then moving another dialog over the java process will give you a clue. The java process that's taking up cpu cycles to redraw is the one you're looking for.

Answer 3

If you're using Java 6, try jvisualvm from the JDK bin directory.

Answer 4

Have you tried using Process Explorer from SysInternals? It gives a much better idea of what is running within the process. Available free online here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Answer 5

I'd suggest downloading Process Explorer from Sysinternals and looking at the different java.exe processes more closesly, that way you can get a better idea of which one to kill.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

It's very intuitive and you can find the java.exe processes and right click and goto their properties, from there you can see their command line, time of creation, etc which can help you find the process you want to kill.

Hope it helps.

Answer 6

Run jps -lv which shows PIDs and command lines of all running Java processes.

Determine PID of the task you want to kill. Then use command:

taskkill /PID <pid>

to kill the misbehaving process.