WinPortKill

Inspect local Windows x64 listening ports and processes directly inside VS Code.

Features

• Ports view and processes view in a sidebar webview
• Filter by PID, process name, protocol, address, or port
• Kill the selected process from the panel
• Command support for refresh and kill-selected
• Auto-refresh with configurable interval

Requirements

• Windows x64
• Internet access on first launch to download the WinPortKill sidecar from GitHub Releases
• Or an explicit local sidecar path via winportkill.sidecarPath

Commands

• WinPortKill: Refresh
• WinPortKill: Kill Selected

Extension Settings

• winportkill.refreshIntervalSeconds
  • Refresh interval for the panel
  • Minimum: 3
  • Default: 10
• winportkill.sidecarPath
  • Optional absolute path to winportkill.exe
  • Overrides the cached GitHub Releases sidecar when set

Notes

• Actual inspection and kill flow is Windows x64-only
• The extension caches the downloaded sidecar after the first successful launch
• Killing protected processes may require elevated privileges
• Kill actions terminate the whole process, not a single port binding

Source

• Repository: https://github.com/NoxLightman/winportkill