A software stops responding and you can’t close it? Nothing absolutely happens when you click on the cross button? In general, it doesn’t take much to terminate the software .
In this short tutorial, you will see different methods to force the closing of an unresponsive program .
Method 1: ‘Cross’ button
To stop an application that does not respond , you can first try to close the window using the ‘cross’ button (top right). If nothing happens, try the second method.
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Method 2: Using the taskbar
You can also try to close the hanging software using the taskbar . To do this, right-click on the application, then click on ” Close window ” in the context menu.
Method 3: Using the Task Manager
The task manager lists all running processes, including applications. It allows you to easily force the termination of a blocked application . Here’s how.
1. First, open the task manager using one of the methods below:
- Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Shift+Esc
- Right-click on the Windows 10 Start menu, then click ” Task Manager ” from the context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Del Supp and click ” Task Manager .”
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2. From the ” Processes ” tab , select the desired application and click on the ” End task ” button .
Your program should then close automatically.
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