How to Force Quit a Program (Windows)

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How to Force Quit a Program (Windows)
How to Force Quit a Program (Windows)
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This article teaches how to force quit an unresponsive program on the Windows operating system. To proceed, you need to use the "Task Manager" function (or Task Manager).

Steps

Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 1
Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 1

Step 1. Open the "Task Manager" window

Right-click on an empty field on the taskbar and select the Task Manager or Task Manager option.

You can also press the Control + ⇧ Shift + Esc keys at the same time

Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 2
Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 2

Step 2. Click on the Processes tab

It is located in the upper left corner of the "Task Manager" window.

Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 3
Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 3

Step 3. Select the unresponsive program from the proposed list

Click on the corresponding name; if you are using the Windows 10 or 8 operating system, you can find it under the heading "Applications".

Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 4
Force a Program to Close (Windows) Step 4

Step 4. Click on the End Task button

You can find it in the lower right corner of the window; with this step you force the program to stop within a few seconds.

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