C# Signature:

[DllImport("ntdll.dll", SetLastError=true)]

static extern uint NtTerminateProcess(IntPtr hProcess, int errorStatus);

VB Signature:

  <DllImport("ntdll.dll")>
    Public Shared Function NtTerminateProcess(ByVal hfandle As IntPtr, ByVal ErrorStatus As Integer) As UInteger
    End Function

Boo Signature:

[DllImport("ntdll.dll", SetLastError : true)]
def NtTerminateProcess(ProcessHandle as IntPtr, ExitStatus as UInt32) as UInt32:
     pass

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

If not specified, caller process is killed.

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Sample Code:

Process process = Process.GetProcessesByName("notepad").First();

IntPtr processHandle = process.Handle;

NtTerminateProcess(processHandle, 0);

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