Kill a task

function KillTask(ExeFileName: string): Integer;
const
   PROCESS_TERMINATE = $0001;
var
  ContinueLoop: BOOL;
  FSnapshotHandle: THandle;
  FProcessEntry32: TProcessEntry32;

begin
  Result := 0;
  FSnapshotHandle := CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
  FProcessEntry32.dwSize := SizeOf(FProcessEntry32);
  ContinueLoop := Process32First(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
  while Integer(ContinueLoop) <> 0 do
    begin
      if ((UpperCase(ExtractFileName(FProcessEntry32.szExeFile)) =
         UpperCase(ExeFileName)) or (UpperCase(FProcessEntry32.szExeFile) =
         UpperCase(ExeFileName))) then
         Result := Integer(TerminateProcess(
                   OpenProcess(PROCESS_TERMINATE,
                   BOOL(0), FProcessEntry32.th32ProcessID),0));
         ContinueLoop := Process32Next(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
   end;
   CloseHandle(FSnapshotHandle);
end;

example usage :

procedure TForm1.MinimizeBtnClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
Application.Minimize;
KillTask('notepad.exe');
end;

This code tested in windows 7

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