Or the app is reading a large file from the drive. This often happens when the app is waiting for a network resource which is suddenly disconnected. Keep in mind that sometimes a 'busy' app may have the 'not responding' state. You can learn more about its options and features by running it as follows: taskkill /?. This is what we used for frozen apps in the instruction above. It supports the /F argument to force close the apps without waiting for app to respond on the request. For example, the taskkill /IM 'notepad.exe' will close all instances of the Notepad app. it can close a specific process by the executable name. The app supports a variety of arguments, e.g. Unlike the Task Manager, it is a console software, so you need to use it from the command prompt. This method involves a built-in app, taskkill. In the PowerShell or Command Prompt tab, copy-paste the following command: taskkill.exe /F /FI 'status eq NOT RESPONDING'.Right-click the Start button and select Windows Terminal.It is much faster than closing the apps individually. If you have more than just one app that isn't responding, there is a special command that can gracefully close them and free up computer's resources. Sometimes you need to repeat the step 3 multiple times before Windows will be able to kill the frozen software.Or right-click it and select End task from the context menu. It will have ' Not responding' in the ' Status' column. Look for app that isn't responding on either Processes or Details tab.Open the Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc shortcut keys.

Minimize everything and show desktop: (or between the desktop and Start screen in Windows 8.Other methods to close a hanging app Close a Not Responding App in Windows 11.

Open a recently closed tab in your internet broswer: Ctrl + Shift 'T'.

For example, to copy text (Ctrl + 'C'), you would highlight the text and press and hold the 'Ctrl' (or control) key on your keyboard, then tap the 'C' key before releasing both keys.

The list displays key combinations that are intended to be pressed and held until all are completed. Where can I find these keys on my keyboard? Windows This page includes a guide to a few useful combinations that will help you complete tasks more quickly. They are useful and often great time-savers. Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keystrokes that allow you to quickly perform an action.

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