powershellauto-close

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

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.

Solution

  • 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.