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Wait-Process — Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input. Note: This command can only be us

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Problem

How to use the Wait-Process command: Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/wait-process>.

Solution

Wait-Process — Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/wait-process>.

Stop a process and wait:

Stop-Process -Id {{process_id}}; Wait-Process -Id {{process_id}}

Wait for processes for a specified time:

Wait-Process -Name {{process_name}} -Timeout {{30}}

Code Snippets

Stop a process and wait

Stop-Process -Id {{process_id}}; Wait-Process -Id {{process_id}}

Wait for processes for a specified time

Wait-Process -Name {{process_name}} -Timeout {{30}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/Wait-Process

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