How do I use powershell to close a program after another program closes?

Question

Is there a way to run Stop-Process after a specific program closes itself automatically?

I am trying to close my VPN client after my torrent client closes itself.

Any help is appreciated.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 25 '20 at 17:35

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You are looking for Wait-Process: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/wait-process?view=powershell-7

Wait-Process -Name "TorrentClientProcessName"
Stop-Process -Name "VPNClientProcessName "

This script waits until the Torrent client has exited and then closes VPNClient. You have to replace TorrentClientProcessName and VPNClientProcessName with their process names.

answered Jan 25 '20 at 17:35

Wasif

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Thank you so much. That was way easier than expected – Bryan Jan 25 '20 at 19:08
Done, sorry about that. First time I pose a question on here. – Bryan Jan 26 '20 at 18:08
Thank you very much for that. Hope you have happy coding! – Wasif Jan 27 '20 at 05:01

How do I use powershell to close a program after another program closes?

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