

This is a keyboard shortcut that performs the same program closing effect as tapping the X on the top right corner of a program window. To kill more than two processes simultaneously, enter the process ID sequentially with the prefix PID If you know the PID of a task, you can run the taskkill command but instead of the file type, insert the PID of the process you want to kill.

However, it is important to note that not all processes can be stopped using Task Manager.

What can I do if Task Manager won’t end a task? Moreover, there are programs that can freeze without alerting you, but, if you’d like to fix the problem when the task manager can’t end a task, read on. But the worst part is if it glosses over with a grayed out screen and a constantly rotating circle that shows the program isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Sometimes Windows will even give you options to either close the program or End Now, or wait for it to respond. When a program crashes, or even hangs/freezes, your first move is usually to kill it using the Task Manager, which is perfectly fine. If you’ve ever tried to close a program in Windows only to get the dreaded ‘Not Responding’ message, you know how frustrating it can be.
