title: Kill MongoDB Server - Windows 7
body: <p>I just fired up <code>mongod.exe</code> for my first time. However, I accidentally closed the command prompt and now I can't figure out how to kill the DB server process. I tried connecting via <code>mongo.exe</code> but I'm getting following error:</p>
  
  <p><code>exception: connect failed</code></p>
  
  <p>How do I stop the server process?</p>