How to Force Quit in Windows 10
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- Hold Control + Alt + Delete at the same time. Your keyboard may vary. If this does not work, try Control + Shift + Escape.
- Select Task Manager.
- Select the unresponsive app.
- Tap End Task.
How do I force close a program on Windows 10?
How to Force Quit in Windows 10
- MORE: How to Create Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10.
- Hold Control + Alt + Delete at the same time. Your keyboard may vary. If this does not work, try Control + Shift + Escape.
- Select Task Manager.
- Select the unresponsive app.
- Tap End Task.
How do I close a frozen program in Windows 10?
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- Hold down the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys simultaneously.
- Select the Start Task Manager option.
- Click the Task Manager’s Processes tab, if necessary, and then right-click the frozen program’s name.
- Click the End Task button, and Windows whisks away the frozen program.
How do you force quit a program on Windows?
Use the Task Manager to do this on Windows. You don’t have to use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open the Task Manager — a quicker way is pressing Ctrl+Shift+Escape. Or, with the mouse, right-click your taskbar and select the Task Manager shortcut. Windows 8 has a nicer looking Task Manager, but Windows 7’s works just fine, too.
What do you do when Task Manager won’t close a program?
Use Task Manager to force quit. If the above solutions didn’t help solve Windows 10 won’t end task problem, try using Task Manager to force the unresponsive program to quit. To do this: Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Task Manager.
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