“Kill a process tree” on windows using Java

Question

I have a Java webstart process that is part of a windows batch script. I\'m using the javaws command in a batch script in this case. This match script ( start.bat) is invoke

Answer 1

Unfortunately, as you've discovered, there isn't a pure Java way of doing this. You'll have to resort to native commands or JNI libraries, all of which are platform-dependent and more complex than a pure Java solution would be.

It may be worth upvoting the relevant bug in the Java bug database: http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=4770092

With luck we can persuade the Java developers that the poor handling of subprocesses is worth fixing for Java 8.