{"id":673,"date":"2022-01-18T20:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T12:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/?p=673"},"modified":"2023-01-02T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:00:48","slug":"force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Force Quit Windows 10 Apps When It is Not Responding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">We are sure that everyone will agree that it can be frustrating when a Windows application crash. The worst thing that can happen is if your whole system is being dragged by just one pesky rouge app. A persistent rouge app that won&#8217;t terminate and no longer responds. And you will have no choice but to force-quit an application in Windows 10 &#8211; or any versions for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More often than not, when we are faced with this kind of problem, the quick solution is to reboot. Restarting the machine is the most common solution for non-technical users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will share how you can deal with unresponsive tasks or programs in different ways. For the steps below, we will be showing you how to force quit Windows 10 applications. But we assure you that they will still work on other Windows versions &#8211; like Windows 8 or Windows 11, even.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">What&#039;s In Here<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662731fa2f5b2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662731fa2f5b2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Method_1_Use_The_AltF4_Keyboard_Shortcut_To_Force_Close_a_Window\" title=\"Method #1: Use The Alt+F4 Keyboard Shortcut To Force Close a Window\">Method #1: Use The Alt+F4 Keyboard Shortcut To Force Close a Window<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Method_2_Force-quit_An_Application_in_Windows_10_From_The_Task_Manager\" title=\"Method #2: Force-quit An Application in Windows 10 From The Task Manager\">Method #2: Force-quit An Application in Windows 10 From The Task Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Method_3_Use_Windows_TaskKill_To_Force_Close_A_Windows_Process\" title=\"Method #3: Use Windows TaskKill To Force Close A Windows Process\">Method #3: Use Windows TaskKill To Force Close A Windows Process<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Steps_On_How_To_Terminate_A_Program_With_Taskkill\" title=\"Steps On How To Terminate A Program With Taskkill\">Steps On How To Terminate A Program With Taskkill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Steps_On_How_To_Terminate_A_Process_PID_With_Taskkill\" title=\"Steps On How To Terminate A Process (PID) With Taskkill\">Steps On How To Terminate A Process (PID) With Taskkill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#Method_4_Terminate_All_Running_Processes_or_Apps_With_A_Executable_Batch_File\" title=\"Method #4: Terminate All Running Processes or Apps With A Executable Batch File\">Method #4: Terminate All Running Processes or Apps With A Executable Batch File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/force-quit-an-application-in-windows-10-not-responding\/#But_When_Everything_Fails_Rebooting_Windows_Is_Your_Last_Resort\" title=\"But When Everything Fails, Rebooting Windows Is Your Last Resort\">But When Everything Fails, Rebooting Windows Is Your Last Resort<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Use_The_AltF4_Keyboard_Shortcut_To_Force_Close_a_Window\"><\/span>Method #1: Use The Alt+F4 Keyboard Shortcut To Force Close a Window<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the default Windows <strong>Alt+F4<\/strong> kill-switch keyboard shortcut, you can immediately close a program. First, click the window you wanted to close to make sure it is the active one. Then press Alt+F4 from your keyboard simultaneously. This should send a signal to your system that you want to close that active program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Force-quit_An_Application_in_Windows_10_From_The_Task_Manager\"><\/span>Method #2: Force-quit An Application in Windows 10 From The Task Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your <strong>Windows Task Manager<\/strong>, then go to the <strong>Processes<\/strong> tab. Select the rouge app that is not responding or the one you need to force-quit. Then click the <strong>End Task<\/strong> button or you can right-click the app, then select the <strong>End Task<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/ways-shortcuts-open-task-manager-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ways and Shortcuts To Open Task Manager in Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10-From-The-Task-Manager.jpg\" alt=\"Force-Quit An Application In Windows 10 From The Task Manager\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10-From-The-Task-Manager.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10-From-The-Task-Manager-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Use_Windows_TaskKill_To_Force_Close_A_Windows_Process\"><\/span>Method #3: Use Windows TaskKill To Force Close A Windows Process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are more of a console or terminal type of guy, then you might find the <strong>Windows TaskKill<\/strong> interesting. The name of this Windows built-in tool is pretty much straightforward. Taskkill is a tool that is executed through a Windows command shell that can terminate a task, process, or program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/taskkill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft&#8217;s documentation<\/a>, you will see different parameters that can be used with <em>taskkill<\/em>. You can use different syntax combinations to force close a Windows 10 application. And in this article, we will give you some easy and quick syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this quick tutorial, we will need to identify either of the 2 things &#8211; <strong>the PID value or the image name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PID value<\/strong> &#8211; When a process or program starts in Windows (same as with other operating systems), a unique ID number is assigned to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Image name<\/strong> &#8211; Image name pertains to the absolute filename of the application, i.e. firefox.exe for Mozilla Firefox.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And to grab either the PID value of the image name, we can use either one of the 2 ways &#8211; <strong>Task Manager<\/strong> or <em><strong>tasklist<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check out the different ways to invoke the task manager, then you can check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/ways-shortcuts-open-task-manager-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>. And the screenshot below will help you identify which are the image name and PID values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-in-Task-Manager.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the Image names or PID in Task Manager\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-in-Task-Manager.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-in-Task-Manager-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And if the task manager is not accessible, then try using the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/tasklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tasklist command-line tool<\/a>. It is recommended that you open (<em>or run<\/em>) either a <strong>command prompt<\/strong> or <strong>Windows Powershell<\/strong> in <strong>Administrator mode<\/strong>. This is to enable you to terminate rogue apps that are owned by other users or the system. And the screenshot below will show you where you can obtain the image name and\/or the PID values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-from-tasklist.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the Image names or PID from tasklist\" class=\"wp-image-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-from-tasklist.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Getting-the-Image-names-or-PID-from-tasklist-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 2 examples of how you can use the taskkill command-line tool to force-quit an application in Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_On_How_To_Terminate_A_Program_With_Taskkill\"><\/span>Steps On How To Terminate A Program With Taskkill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you want to terminate the Mozilla Firefox browser using taskkill because it is no longer responding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open a command prompt or Windows Powershell in Administrator mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then either opens the task manager or use tasklist to get the image name of Mozilla Firefox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you have the image name, type and enter the taskkill command-line syntax below to terminate Mozilla Firefox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>taskkill \/f \/im firefox.exe<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The command above is simply giving instruction to taskkill to force-quit the application with the name firefox.exe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"Using Taskkill to Force-Quit An Application In Windows 10\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-In-Windows-10-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_On_How_To_Terminate_A_Process_PID_With_Taskkill\"><\/span>Steps On How To Terminate A Process (PID) With Taskkill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps to kill a process using the PID in taskkill are almost the same as with terminating an application using the image name. The only difference is how you will execute the command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li> Open a command prompt or Windows Powershell in Administrator mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then either open the task manager or use tasklist to get the process ID or PID of Mozilla Firefox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you have the PID, type and enter the taskkill command-line syntax below to terminate Mozilla Firefox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>taskkill \/f \/pid 21868 \/pid 6420 \/pid 7128<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The command above is telling taskkill to terminate the PIDs which belong to the fireforx.exe application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-PID-In-Windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"Using Taskkill to Force-Quit An Application PID In Windows 10\" class=\"wp-image-718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-PID-In-Windows-10.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Using-Taskkill-to-Force-Quit-An-Application-PID-In-Windows-10-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Terminate_All_Running_Processes_or_Apps_With_A_Executable_Batch_File\"><\/span>Method #4: Terminate All Running Processes or Apps With A Executable Batch File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a published batch file that combines <strong><em>tasklist<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>taskkill<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/agnipulse.com\/2009\/02\/kill-all-running-apps-with-a-double-click\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. The batch file said that it can determine all the processes started by the current Windows user and can terminate them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the author, this batch file named &#8220;<em>kill.bat<\/em>&#8221; can also terminate tray and background applications. But claims that it cannot kill protected running applications such as your firewall or antivirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did test the &#8220;kill.bat&#8221; batch file in one of our Windows 10 machines and it does terminate all the processes. <strong>However<\/strong>, it also killed the processes that were not supposed to be terminated by the script. In the script, it is supposed to skip processes like &#8220;explorer.exe&#8221; and &#8220;cmd.exe&#8221;. I even added &#8220;powershell.exe&#8221; so that it will not terminate the process while I am testing the batch file. But to my surprise, the batch file terminated everything &#8211; all the processes that I opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why I added a &#8220;<strong><em>pause<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; command in the &#8220;<strong><em>for<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; loop from the batch file just to capture a screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updated-the-kill-batch-file.jpg\" alt=\"Updated the kill batch file\" class=\"wp-image-723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updated-the-kill-batch-file.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Updated-the-kill-batch-file-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kill-all-running-apps-with-a-double-click.jpg\" alt=\"Kill all running apps with a double click\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kill-all-running-apps-with-a-double-click.jpg 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kill-all-running-apps-with-a-double-click-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyways, the batch file was created back in 2009 and the author did say that it was tested only in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Surely, there is a way to fix this but our skill level in DOS batch scripting is like Level 1. But the good thing is that it actually works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can just download the batch file anywhere on your computer &#8211; may be on your Desktop. And once you feel that your Windows machine is becoming a little bit sluggish, just double-click the batch file to do its trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_When_Everything_Fails_Rebooting_Windows_Is_Your_Last_Resort\"><\/span>But When Everything Fails, Rebooting Windows Is Your Last Resort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hate to say this but there are times when we have no control over our Windows machines. Especially if the rouge application already ate almost all of your machine&#8217;s resources and nothing works anymore. Not even your mouse pointer is not moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this happens, our very last resort is rebooting the machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, if the incident is frequently happening, then you should start troubleshooting and find out the real cause. For example, if there is a common application that is causing the issue, check that software. Probably there&#8217;s an update needed or the application requires a minimum specification and your machine is not suited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or it can be that there&#8217;s faulty hardware &#8211; like your hard drives, memory modules, etc. Probably, they need to be replaced or upgraded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know some other ways to deal with or force-quit an application in Windows 10 or any other versions, please let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are sure that everyone will agree that it can be frustrating when a Windows application crash. 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