I recently updated to Windows 11 and I'm having a bizarre issue where I can't kill a Photoshop process. I've tried both Task Manager's End Task and the command prompt as an administrator, but nothing works. Here's what I've done: I ran `tasklist | findstr /I photoshop` and confirmed that Photoshop is running with PID 110556. However, when I try to use `taskkill /F /PID 110556`, I get the error: "The process with PID 110556 could not be terminated. Reason: There is no running instance of the task." What gives? I've attached a screenshot here: [link].
1 Answer
Try using Process Explorer from Sysinternals to check the parent process of Photoshop. Sometimes, the parent-child relationship of processes can get messed up, causing odd behavior. If the parent process is a system process, it could stop you from terminating it normally. Just be cautious if you attempt to kill it, as it might lead to a blue screen. If that doesn’t work, a reboot is usually the safest option.
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