Console windows that cannot be killed by closing or through the task manager

When I launch a test harness using the Visual Studio 2005 debugger, it creates a console window every time I launch it.

In the past, the console window closed automatically when the test posting process was completed, but now I found that after that the console window hangs.

After the test harness ends:

  • I cannot close the console window by clicking the close button (x) in the upper right corner
  • There is no longer a test harness in the task manager.

Therefore, I cannot kill these console windows.

Somebody knows:

  • How can these console windows exist without a control process?
  • How can I kill these console windows?

Rebooting is obviously an option, but there must be a different way.

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