I can't kill MyApp.vshost.exe
vshost.exe
Solution
I was able to kill my persistent vshost process by following these steps (VS2010):
- open the properties of my executable project
- in the "Debug" tab, uncheck "Enable the Visual Studio hosting process"
- save the project file
That was it, the process stopped, and there was no need to restart Visual Studio.
Problem
I've managed to get myself in a state where I've no instances of devenv running, but still a MyApp.vshost.exe in the background (no visible windows or consoles). I've tried TaskManager, ProcessExplorer and command line (`taskkill /F /IM MyApp.vshost.exe`), none of them complain, the command line even says 'PID 5824 stopped', but it's still there. I know I can reboot, but I'd rather get to the bottom of this. It doesn't look like it's this issue (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982551), because I can reboot no problem (just have in fact, so won't be able to provide any further diagnostics, sorry). EDIT This is how I got into this pickle: