Windows / cmd.exe - kill process that uses port 8080 (default Tomcat port)

In this short article, you we would like to show how to kill process that uses port 8080 using cmd.exe (under Windows).

Motivation:

Sometimes when we stop debugger, Tomcat proces still works, and it is necessary to kill it manually using Windows Command Prompt.

Quick solution:

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netstat -ano | findstr :8080

taskkill /PID 8224 /F

Where: 8224 is PID returned from netstat command.

In this section, you can find complete example how to kill process run on port 8080 using Windows Command Prompt.

Commands example:

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C:\> netstat -ano | findstr :8080

  TCP    0.0.0.0:8080           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       8224

  TCP    [::]:8080              [::]:0                 LISTENING       8224

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C:\> taskkill /PID 8224 /F

SUCCESS: The process with PID 8224 has been terminated.

Where:

• netstat -ano | findstr :8080 lists all processes that use port 8080,
• taskkill /PID 8224 /F kills indicated process by PID, e.g. 8224.

Graphical example:

1. Windows - kill process that listen on specific port using cmd.exe