I can't terminate some processes. It says "Access denied". I am the ultimate owner of the computer. How can I terminate such processed anyway?
These are not system processes, these are file managers during file deletion.
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1Are you running task manager as Administrator? – HackToHell Jan 19 '13 at 14:27
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@HackToHell don't know; how to run TM as admin? – Suzan Cioc Jan 19 '13 at 15:56
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2@SuzanCioc [This answer](http://superuser.com/a/199152/50173) shows you how to run it as admin. If you have that, click on *Show processes from all users* and try to end your process again. – nixda Jan 19 '13 at 17:03
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Sometimes task manager doesn't kill the process. It's also possible to kill processes from command line with 'taskkill'.
taskkill /im process-name /f
taskkill /pid process-id /f
It might require to start 'cmd.exe' as Administrator. This can be done at least in Windows 7 by clicking Windows-logo, typing 'cmd.exe', right click the icon that appears, select 'Run as Administrator'.
I've seen also processes that this procedure wasn't able to kill. Microsoft documentation of taskkill
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When in task manager, on the bottom left is says: (the shield thing)show processes from all users. Click on that and after, more tasks will appear and then you will be able to delete the task you want!
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You should add some screen shots or more detail to this answer. – Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style Feb 12 '16 at 22:41
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@WarlikeChimpanzee Congratulations, you are savvy enough to figure it out without pictures! I forgot all about this 2016 comment, thanks for the reminder—this was likely from the review queue anyway so I had to say something so why not suggest a screen shot for "the shield thing"! I still suggest adding the screen shot though just in case others need a visual of the shield thing. – Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style Jan 21 '21 at 20:24