diff --git a/src/libs/ssh/sshremoteprocess.cpp b/src/libs/ssh/sshremoteprocess.cpp
index bbfec939eba..0cb916acf13 100644
--- a/src/libs/ssh/sshremoteprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ssh/sshremoteprocess.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ SshRemoteProcess::SshRemoteProcess(const QString &command, const QStringList &co
         QString error;
         if (exitStatus() == QProcess::CrashExit)
             error = tr("The ssh process crashed: %1").arg(errorString());
-        else if (exitCode() == 255)
-            error = tr("Remote process crashed.");
         emit done(error);
     });
     connect(this, &QtcProcess::errorOccurred, [this](QProcess::ProcessError error) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
index ea9dbd4a059..2d5b5ce5fd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
@@ -458,9 +458,6 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::handleApplicationFinished()
         if (exitCode != 0) {
             doReportError(ApplicationLauncher::tr("Application finished with exit code %1.")
                           .arg(exitCode), QProcess::UnknownError);
-        } else {
-            emit q->appendMessage(ApplicationLauncher::tr("Application finished with exit code 0."),
-                                  Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
         }
     }
     setFinished();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index f0824ead6e0..883760dfda0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::start()
 
 void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstPtr &device)
 {
+    m_stopForced = false;
     m_stopReported = false;
     m_launcher.disconnect(this);
     m_launcher.setUseTerminal(m_useTerminal);
@@ -1205,11 +1206,34 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
     const QString msg = RunControl::tr("Starting %1...").arg(runnable.command.toUserOutput());
     appendMessage(msg, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
 
+    connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
+        this, [this, runnable](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status) {
+        if (m_stopReported)
+            return;
+        const QString msg = (status == QProcess::CrashExit)
+                ? tr("%1 crashed.") : tr("%2 exited with code %1").arg(exitCode);
+        const QString displayName = runnable.command.executable().toUserOutput();
+        appendMessage(msg.arg(displayName), Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
+        m_stopReported = true;
+        reportStopped();
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::error,
+        this, [this, runnable](QProcess::ProcessError error) {
+        if (m_stopReported)
+            return;
+        if (error == QProcess::Timedout)
+            return; // No actual change on the process side.
+        const QString msg = m_stopForced ? tr("The process was ended forcefully.")
+                    : userMessageForProcessError(error, runnable.command.executable());
+        appendMessage(msg, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
+        m_stopReported = true;
+        reportStopped();
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage, this, &RunWorker::appendMessage);
+
     if (isDesktop) {
-
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage,
-                this, &SimpleTargetRunner::appendMessage);
-
         connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted, this, [this] {
             // Console processes only know their pid after being started
             ProcessHandle pid = m_launcher.applicationPID();
@@ -1218,33 +1242,6 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
             reportStarted();
         });
 
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
-            this, [this, runnable](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status) {
-            if (m_stopReported)
-                return;
-            const QString msg = (status == QProcess::CrashExit)
-                    ? tr("%1 crashed.") : tr("%2 exited with code %1").arg(exitCode);
-            const QString displayName = runnable.command.executable().toUserOutput();
-            appendMessage(msg.arg(displayName), Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
-            m_stopReported = true;
-            reportStopped();
-        });
-
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::error,
-            this, [this, runnable](QProcess::ProcessError error) {
-            if (error == QProcess::Timedout)
-                return; // No actual change on the process side.
-            if (error != QProcess::Crashed) {
-                const QString msg = userMessageForProcessError(
-                            error, runnable.command.executable());
-                appendMessage(msg, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
-            }
-            if (!m_stopReported) {
-                m_stopReported = true;
-                reportStopped();
-            }
-        });
-
         if (runnable.command.isEmpty()) {
             reportFailure(RunControl::tr("No executable specified."));
         } else {
@@ -1252,27 +1249,14 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
         }
 
     } else {
-
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::error, this, [this] {
-            reportFailure(m_launcher.errorString());
-        });
-
         connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted, this, &RunWorker::reportStarted);
-
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
-                this, [this] {
-                    m_launcher.disconnect(this);
-                    reportStopped();
-                });
-
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage, this, &RunWorker::appendMessage);
-
         m_launcher.start(runnable, device);
     }
 }
 
 void SimpleTargetRunner::stop()
 {
+    m_stopForced = true;
     m_launcher.stop();
 }
 
@@ -1559,7 +1543,7 @@ QString RunWorker::userMessageForProcessError(QProcess::ProcessError error, cons
                 "permissions to invoke the program.").arg(program.toUserOutput());
             break;
         case QProcess::Crashed:
-            msg = tr("The process was ended forcefully.");
+            msg = tr("The process crashed.");
             break;
         case QProcess::Timedout:
             // "The last waitFor...() function timed out. "
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 6f00b57e97d..c1ab5d67813 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ private:
     bool m_stopReported = false;
     bool m_useTerminal = false;
     bool m_runAsRoot = false;
+    bool m_stopForced = false;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT OutputFormatterFactory