# Local Host Error Killing process 10160 failed

**URL:** https://forum.ghost.org/t/local-host-error-killing-process-10160-failed/10859
**Category:** Installation
**Created:** [December 17, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/local-host-error-killing-process-10160-failed/10859 "2019-12-17T07:15:47Z")
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### Author: ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mattches/32/4385_2.png) [@Mattches](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Mattches)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/local-host-error-killing-process-10160-failed/10859/1 "2019-12-17T07:15:47Z")

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Hi There

I’m running Ghost locally. When I go to start, it says it’s already running. When I try to restart, I get an error. Here is my log:

```
    Debug Information:
    OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Single Language, v10.0.17763
    Node Version: v12.13.1
    Ghost Version: 3.1.1
    Ghost-CLI Version: 1.13.1
    Environment: development
    Command: 'ghost restart'
Message: An unexpected error occurred while stopping Ghost.
Stack: Error: An unexpected error occurred while stopping Ghost.
    at C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\utils\local-process.js:108:39
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5)
    at async LocalProcess.restart (C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\process-manager.js:34:9)
    at async Instance.restart (C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\instance.js:307:9)

Original Error Message:
Message: 
    Error: Killing process 10160 failed: Command failed with exit code 255: taskkill /f /t /pid 10160
        at Array.map (<anonymous>)
        at fkill (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/node_modules/fkill/index.js:113:9)
        at async LocalProcess.restart (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/lib/process-manager.js:34:9)
        at async Instance.restart (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/lib/instance.js:307:9)
Stack: AggregateError: 
    Error: Killing process 10160 failed: Command failed with exit code 255: taskkill /f /t /pid 10160
        at Array.map (<anonymous>)
        at fkill (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/node_modules/fkill/index.js:113:9)
        at async LocalProcess.restart (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/lib/process-manager.js:34:9)
        at async Instance.restart (C:/Users/LENOVO/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/ghost-cli/lib/instance.js:307:9)
    at fkill (C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\node_modules\fkill\index.js:113:9)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5)
    at async LocalProcess.restart (C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\process-manager.js:34:9)
    at async Instance.restart (C:\Users\LENOVO\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\instance.js:307:9)
```