How to stop multiple Windows processes with an Event ID trigger?

Question

I'm trying to create a task whereby when one application is closed, another is automatically closed.

For instance, I'm using the Atom.io text editor with the Kite plugin (code AI assistant) on Windows 10.

When I open Atom, kited.exe auto-starts, however when I close Atom, Kite remains running in the background. It consumes a non-trivial amount of CPU and memory so I'd like to have it automatically shut down when I close Atom.

My thought process is to approach this as a scheduled task that triggers on an event. The event trigger is closing Atom. The task is running a PowerShell script to shut down the Kite: stop-process -name kited

This question is very similar to Trigger a PowerShell Script from a Windows Event however I've looked through the Event Viewer and there does not appear to be a recorded Event ID of when third-party apps are initiated/terminated.

In summary - I'm asking for help with defining this event (closing Atom) such that it triggers the PowerShell command stop-process -name kited.

Also open to completely alternative approaches to get the job done. I just want Kite to close when I close Atom.

Answer 1

I solved this problem with a Python script rather than PowerShell. Thanks @SeñorCMasMas for the suggestion.

Psuedocode: Open Atom; List All Running Apps; If Atom in List > Continue Loop; Else > Close Kite

import subprocess, psutil
from time import sleep

subprocess.run(<path to atom.exe>)

while True:
    processes = [p.name() for p in psutil.process_iter()]
    if 'atom.exe' in processes:
        sleep(5)
        continue
    else:
        subprocess.run('tskill kited')
        break