Once in a while you will try to close a program and it refuses to end. It just hangs around and ignores you. Sometimes you can minimize the window and carry on. Other times the program freezes up your PC!
Here is the best method to force an unresponsive PC program to close or end.
- Press the Ctrl, Alt, and Del keys at the same time. (Press and hold each key while you press the next key.) This should open Windows Task Manager. If it brings up a different window, press the Task Manager tab.
- Click the Applications tab. You should see a list of all of the applications running on your PC.
- Click on the name of the misbehaving application and click End Task at the bottom of the window. Hopefully, the application will close. If you receive a message informing you that the application is not responding, click End Now.
If the application still will not close, try this same process again. Be patient and do not press any keys while the system is displaying the busy icon.
If this process does not close the application and you cannot continue working, you will have no choice but to reboot your PC. This is one reason why it is important to frequently save the files or documents that you are working on.
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