How to kill/exit my EXE across the network?

[jimbohanna]

I have a Windows application that resides on my server. This EXE is run run by 20+ computer across my network. In order for me to give application updates to the EXE I require the EXE to not be in use. Hence all users need to exit the EXE. Where the problem resides is sometimes employees leave for the day not closing their software making me track down and close their EXE manually.

Is there a mechenism either in programming or in Windows that I could utilize to somehow forcibly kill or close those sessions that have been left running? Ideally, I would like to do it from code, but am open to other methods.

Any help or ideas would greatly be appreciated.