Have you ever encountered a situation where an application is using a lot of resources on your computer but you are unable to close it down? If, Yes! You can check out our detailed guide on; how to force quit a program on Windows 11.
By force-quitting a program, you can stop it from running and free up the resources it was using, allowing the system to operate smoothly again.
How to Force Quit a Program in Windows 11
There are several methods to force-quit a program in Windows 11, including using the Task Manager and the Run dialog. Let’s discuss them one by one.
1. Using the Task Manager
Let us discuss how we can force quit a Program in Windows 11 using the Task Manager. It is a feature that allows you to manage all service and software programs on our system.
Here are the steps you can follow:
1. Open the Task Manager on your PC. For that, right-click on the Start Menu and choose Task Manager from the context menu. If you are not able, press Ctrl + Alt + Del and choose Task Manager from the menu.
2. You will see a lot of processes and programs running on your system in the Task Manager.
3. Start closing those processes and programs that are running unnecessarily. For that, choose a program and click on the End Task button.
4. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select End Task from the menu that appears.
2. Using Run Command
You can also force close a program on your Windows 11 operating system by using the Run command.
Here are the steps you can follow to force quit a program:
1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog.
2. In the open box type taskkill /f /im [process name].exe /t replacing [process name] with the name of the program you want to close. For instance, if you wanted to close a notepad document, you’d type taskkill /im notepad.exe /t.
How to Force Quit a Program That Isn’t Responding
Following the steps above are the best methods to force quit a program. However, if the program isn’t responding, you can fix it by performing a Restart on your system. You can check our guide on; how to properly Restart a Windows 11 computer.
Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve any temporary issues and allow Windows to open normally.
