PythonShutdownWindows
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This Python script imports the OS module to run system commands, uses taskkill to forcibly stop Notepad, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Chrome, Calculator, Internet Explorer, PowerShell and Wordpad, and shuts down the computer within 5 seconds of running the script.
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![print ("Stopping applications now")
# import the operating system module
# allows user to run operating system commands from Python
import os
# Run the command "taskkill" to stop applications in Windows
os.system("taskkill /f /im notepad.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im winword.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im excel.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im powerpnt.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im outlook.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im chrome.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im calc.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im iexplore.exe")
os.system("taskkill /f /im powershell.exe")
os.system("taskkill /r/ im wordpad.exe")
# use the template below to add more applications
# os.system("taskkill /f /im [executable name].exe")
# shutdown the computer
os.system("shutdown /s /t 5")
Python Program to Stop Applications and
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- 1. print ("Stopping applications now") # import the operating system module # allows user to run operating system commands from Python import os # Run the command "taskkill" to stop applications in Windows os.system("taskkill /f /im notepad.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im winword.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im excel.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im powerpnt.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im outlook.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im chrome.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im calc.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im iexplore.exe") os.system("taskkill /f /im powershell.exe") os.system("taskkill /r/ im wordpad.exe") # use the template below to add more applications # os.system("taskkill /f /im [executable name].exe") # shutdown the computer os.system("shutdown /s /t 5") Python Program to Stop Applications and Shutdown Computer