Am not sure but it looks like you could use httpd.exe -k stop
from the bin directory I usually run as a service, but httpd -h gives list of commands From: Talin Sharma <talinsharma...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:51 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: [users@httpd] Graceful shutoff of Apache without it being a service. Look at the subject. How do I do this? I am on windows 10. Thanks!