batch file - How to set a timeout for a process under Windows 7?

Question

I would like to start a program with a windows batch file. But the program should stop after a certain timeout value. For example: Run the program 60 seconds and stop it after 60 seconds.

Under Linux, there is this nice timeout command to do what I want. Windows has also a timeout command, but its just to pause a command, to delay its execution. Is there something else under Windows to do so ?

Setup: Windows 7, 64 Bit, Professional

Answer 1

start yourprogram.exe
timeout /t 60
taskkill /im yourprogram.exe /f