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DevKill 1.1.0 by Andy Bochmann is a Windows utility designed to identify and terminate orphaned development-server processes that continue to occupy TCP ports after the parent IDE or terminal session has closed. By invoking native Windows networking APIs, the program scans the local port table in real time, recognizes zombies originating from Node, .NET, Python, PHP, Vite and similar local-web toolchains, and presents them inside a modern dark-themed Fluent UI. From the dashboard the user may kill selected entries one by one or apply bulk termination, while an optional CLI mode (`devkill 3000`) allows scripted shutdown of whatever is bound to a given port number. The application keeps its list current through an auto-refresh timer, can be minimized to the system tray for continuous background monitoring, and requires no elevated rights unless the target process itself runs under a different integrity level. Typical scenarios include reclaiming port 3000 after an aborted Next build, freeing 5000 from a lingering ASP.NET Core Kestrel instance, or resetting 5173 when Vite’s hot-reload thread fails to exit. Distributed as a single signed executable, DevKill occupies only the System Utilities > Network Tools category, ships in one stable release (version 1.1.0), and imposes no additional runtime dependencies on Windows 10 or 11. DevKill is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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