Kill System Process in C#
using System.Diagnostics; //etc Process proc = new Process(); ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo() { FileName = "CMD.exe", Arguments = "/C taskkill /im svchost.exe /f", CreateNoWindow = true, UseShellExecute = true, WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden, Verb = "runas" }; //specify paramaters and make it hidden // Verb = "runas" specifies to run as administrator // /f forces shutdown proc.StartInfo = info; proc.Start();