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<blockquote data-quote="cielopearly" data-source="post: 244" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>It’s frustrating when Windows programs freeze up. Everyone has clicked on something in an app, only to have the window gloss over and show the dreaded <strong>Not Responding</strong> text.</p><p></p><p>Your first move to force-close frozen programs might be to open the Task Manager, which is fine. However, this isn’t always the most efficient option. If you’d like to kill apps in Windows even faster, we’ll show you the best ways to force-close without opening the Task Manager.</p><p></p><p><strong>How to Force Close Apps Using a Desktop Shortcut</strong></p><p>To force close a program without the Task Manager, you can use the taskkill command. Typically, you would enter this command at the Command Prompt to kill a specific process.</p><p></p><p>However, it’s clumsy to open the command line window every time a program stops responding, and typing the command every time you want to kill an app isn’t efficient. Instead, you can force-close app windows much easier with a shortcut that automatically closes any frozen apps.</p><p></p><p>Here’s how to create a shortcut that will close frozen processes:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Right-click an empty space on your desktop and choose <strong>New > Shortcut</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You’ll be asked to enter a location for the shortcut. In that box, paste the following command:</li> </ol><p>taskkill /f /fi "status eq not responding"</p><p></p><p>This command is simple to understand when you break it down:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>taskkill</strong> is the command to kill a process, which you should do when something is frozen.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>/f</strong> tells the command to force-close the program. Without this, Windows just asks the process to terminate, which won’t work if it’s stuck.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>/fi</strong> tells the command to run only on processes that meet the following filter criteria.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Finally, the text in quotes is the command criteria. You want it to only kill processes with a status equal to <strong>Not Responding</strong>.</li> </ul> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The shortcut creation box will then ask you to name your new shortcut. Call it anything you like, then press <strong>Finish</strong>.</li> </ol><p>Now you can force-close a program by double-clicking this shortcut at any time. This will kill any window that’s stuck.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]288[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><h3>How to Force-Close Apps Using a Keyboard Shortcut</h3><p>To make this force-close process even faster, you can make a custom keyboard shortcut to run the task killer command you just made. Here’s how:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Right-click on your new shortcut and choose <strong>Properties</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">On the <strong>Shortcut</strong> tab, click in the <strong>Shortcut key</strong> box to set a custom keyboard shortcut. Windows will automatically add <strong>Ctrl + Alt</strong> to any letter you press, but you can change it to <strong>Ctrl + Shift</strong> if you like.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Because this shortcut will momentarily launch a Command Prompt window, you should set <strong>Run</strong> to <strong>Minimized</strong>. Doing so means you won’t see a disrupting flash when you press the shortcut.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click <strong>OK</strong> to save changes.</li> </ol><p>Now, just use your chosen shortcut to close apps whenever they lock up.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Feel free to ask any questions, Happy Learning!?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cielopearly, post: 244, member: 4"] It’s frustrating when Windows programs freeze up. Everyone has clicked on something in an app, only to have the window gloss over and show the dreaded [B]Not Responding[/B] text. Your first move to force-close frozen programs might be to open the Task Manager, which is fine. However, this isn’t always the most efficient option. If you’d like to kill apps in Windows even faster, we’ll show you the best ways to force-close without opening the Task Manager. [B]How to Force Close Apps Using a Desktop Shortcut[/B] To force close a program without the Task Manager, you can use the taskkill command. Typically, you would enter this command at the Command Prompt to kill a specific process. However, it’s clumsy to open the command line window every time a program stops responding, and typing the command every time you want to kill an app isn’t efficient. Instead, you can force-close app windows much easier with a shortcut that automatically closes any frozen apps. Here’s how to create a shortcut that will close frozen processes: [LIST=1] [*]Right-click an empty space on your desktop and choose [B]New > Shortcut[/B]. [*]You’ll be asked to enter a location for the shortcut. In that box, paste the following command: [/LIST] taskkill /f /fi "status eq not responding" This command is simple to understand when you break it down: [LIST] [*][B]taskkill[/B] is the command to kill a process, which you should do when something is frozen. [*][B]/f[/B] tells the command to force-close the program. Without this, Windows just asks the process to terminate, which won’t work if it’s stuck. [*][B]/fi[/B] tells the command to run only on processes that meet the following filter criteria. [*]Finally, the text in quotes is the command criteria. You want it to only kill processes with a status equal to [B]Not Responding[/B]. [/LIST] [LIST=1] [*]The shortcut creation box will then ask you to name your new shortcut. Call it anything you like, then press [B]Finish[/B]. [/LIST] Now you can force-close a program by double-clicking this shortcut at any time. This will kill any window that’s stuck. [ATTACH type="full"]288[/ATTACH] [HEADING=2]How to Force-Close Apps Using a Keyboard Shortcut[/HEADING] To make this force-close process even faster, you can make a custom keyboard shortcut to run the task killer command you just made. Here’s how: [LIST=1] [*]Right-click on your new shortcut and choose [B]Properties[/B]. [*]On the [B]Shortcut[/B] tab, click in the [B]Shortcut key[/B] box to set a custom keyboard shortcut. Windows will automatically add [B]Ctrl + Alt[/B] to any letter you press, but you can change it to [B]Ctrl + Shift[/B] if you like. [*]Because this shortcut will momentarily launch a Command Prompt window, you should set [B]Run[/B] to [B]Minimized[/B]. Doing so means you won’t see a disrupting flash when you press the shortcut. [*]Click [B]OK[/B] to save changes. [/LIST] Now, just use your chosen shortcut to close apps whenever they lock up. [ATTACH type="full"]289[/ATTACH] Feel free to ask any questions, Happy Learning!? [/QUOTE]
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