PowerShell - Close running script with another script

You could add a line to FORM.ps1 to export its $PID to a temporary file then use then import the $PID into your STOP.ps1 so you can kill the task.

for FORM.ps1 add

$PID | Out-File -FilePath $env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Form.tmp

for STOP.ps1 use

$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "TaskName" -Confirm:$false
$FormPID = Get-Content $env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Form.tmp
taskkill /pid $FormPID

PowerShell - Close running script with another script

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