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correctly-check-if-a-process-is-running-and-stop-it.ps1
# get Firefox process
$firefox = Get-Process firefox -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($firefox) {
# try gracefully first
$firefox.CloseMainWindow()
# kill after five seconds
Sleep 5
if (!$firefox.HasExited) {
$firefox | Stop-Process -Force
}
}
Remove-Variable firefox
#Url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28481811/how-to-correctly-check-if-a-process-is-running-and-stop-it
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