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Stop-Process.ps1

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+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [string]$Name,
+    [switch]$Force=$false
+)
+
+If ( $Name )
+{
+    ## Get all matching processes
+    $Processes = Get-Process | Where { $_.Name -ilike $Name }
+
+    ## Get the total number of matching processes
+    $NumMatches = $Processes.Count
+
+    If ( $NumMatches -ge 1 )
+    {
+        ## Forcefully close matching processes
+        If ( $Force )
+        {
+            Foreach ( $proc in $Processes ) { Stop-Process $proc -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+            Write-Output "Forcefully closed ${NumMatches} matching instance(s) of ${Name}"
+        }
+        
+        ## Gracefully close matching processes
+        Else
+        {
+            Foreach ( $proc in $Processes ) { $proc.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null }
+            Write-Output "Gracefully closed ${NumMatches} matching instance(s) of ${Name}"
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Else { Write-Output "No running processes match the name ${Name}" }
+}
+
+Else { Write-Output "No process name was specified!" }