diff --git a/01OS/01OS/clients/base_device.py b/01OS/01OS/clients/base_device.py
index 030c00c..42aa60c 100644
--- a/01OS/01OS/clients/base_device.py
+++ b/01OS/01OS/clients/base_device.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from interpreter import interpreter # Just for code execution. Maybe we should l
 from ..server.utils.kernel import put_kernel_messages_into_queue
 from ..server.utils.get_system_info import get_system_info
 from ..server.stt.stt import stt_wav
+from process_utils import kill_process_tree
 
 from ..server.utils.logs import setup_logging
 from ..server.utils.logs import logger
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ class Device:
             self.toggle_recording(True)
         elif {keyboard.Key.ctrl, keyboard.KeyCode.from_char('c')} <= self.pressed_keys:
             logger.info("Ctrl+C pressed. Exiting...")
+            kill_process_tree()
             os._exit(0)
 
     def on_release(self, key):
diff --git a/01OS/poetry.lock b/01OS/poetry.lock
index 9e1bc0a..19febbc 100644
--- a/01OS/poetry.lock
+++ b/01OS/poetry.lock
@@ -8400,4 +8400,4 @@ testing = ["big-O", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools", "more-itertools", "p
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.9,<3.12"
-content-hash = "8bc369fab0a51bfd0538c59c70c239593595fff542b413f9854c8bf5448e7481"
+content-hash = "4e7112e334cb1610550bcc44ab5f0a257621d774513c24034d60272b741caf51"
diff --git a/01OS/process_utils.py b/01OS/process_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adcf028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01OS/process_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import os
+import psutil
+import signal
+
+def kill_process_tree():
+    pid = os.getpid()  # Get the current process ID
+    try:
+        # Send SIGTERM to the entire process group to ensure all processes are targeted
+        os.killpg(os.getpgid(pid), signal.SIGKILL)
+        parent = psutil.Process(pid)
+        children = parent.children(recursive=True)
+        for child in children:
+            print(f"Forcefully terminating child PID {child.pid}")
+            child.kill()  # Forcefully kill the child process immediately
+        gone, still_alive = psutil.wait_procs(children, timeout=3)
+        
+        if still_alive:
+            for child in still_alive:
+                print(f"Child PID {child.pid} still alive, attempting another kill")
+                child.kill()
+        
+        print(f"Forcefully terminating parent PID {pid}")
+        parent.kill()  # Forcefully kill the parent process immediately
+        parent.wait(3)  # Wait for the parent process to terminate
+    except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
+        print(f"Process {pid} does not exist or is already terminated")
+    except psutil.AccessDenied:
+        print(f"Permission denied to terminate some processes")
diff --git a/01OS/pyproject.toml b/01OS/pyproject.toml
index 2330563..c15eca3 100644
--- a/01OS/pyproject.toml
+++ b/01OS/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ngrok = "^1.0.0"
 simpleaudio = "^1.0.4"
 opencv-python = "^4.9.0.80"
 open-interpreter = {version = "0.2.1rc1", extras = ["os"]}
+psutil = "^5.9.8"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
diff --git a/01OS/start.py b/01OS/start.py
index 886d332..be75a75 100644
--- a/01OS/start.py
+++ b/01OS/start.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Just starts `start.sh` with all the same command line arguments. Aliased to 01.
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import psutil
+from process_utils import kill_process_tree
 
 def main():
 
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ def main():
     # Prepare the command
     command = [os.path.join(dir_path, 'start.sh')] + args
 
-    # Start start.sh with the command line arguments
     try:
-        subprocess.run(command, check=True)
+        # Start start.sh using psutil for better process management, and to kill all processes
+        psutil.Popen(command)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("Exiting...")
-    
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+        kill_process_tree()
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