Mar 02, 2012 1) Use a Keyboard Shortcut for “Force Quit Applications” Window in Mac OS X. Starting with one of the best and easiest is the system wide Force Quit function: Hit Command+Option+Escape from anywhere to bring up the simple “Force Quit Applications” window, then click on the app name to select, followed by clicking the “Force Quit” button, this will end the app immediately.
Windows Task Manager enables you to monitor the applications, processes, and services currently running on your PC. You can use Task Manager to start and stop programs and to stop processes, but in addition Task Manager will show you informative statistics about your computer's performance and about your network. Open Task Manager using any of the following methods: • Press Ctrl-Shift-Esc. • Right-click an empty area of the taskbar, and then click Task Manager. • Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete, and then click Task Manager. Here's a rundown of each tab in Task Manager. Applications You'll see a list of the programs ('tasks') currently running on your machine.
Applications that run minimized in the System Tray (such as antivirus software) won't show up on this list. Use this tab to exit programs that have frozen and can no longer be closed normally. If you want to exit a program, select the program and click the End Task button. This feature is useful when you have an open program that is no longer responding to input commands. Task Manager can help you exit such programs, but you may lose unsaved information when you use this method. To bring up an open program, select the program and click Switch To. The program will pop to the front.
To launch a new program, click New Task. Then type your command or click Browse to locate the application. This function works in the same way as Run does in the Start menu. Processes Here you'll find a list of processes (instances of programs) running.
Ending a process will cause you to lose unsaved data. However, ending the process of a nonresponsive application is sometimes the only way you can shut it down. Make sure that you understand the purpose of the process you want to end; terminating system processes may cause a system malfunction.
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To end the process of a currently running application, right-click the application's entry in the Applications tab and click Go To Process. The applicable process will be highlighted in the Processes tab. To end a highlighted process, click End Process. You'll want to terminate an application in this manner when clicking End Task in the Applications tab doesn't work. Right-click a process and then click End Process Tree to end the process and all associated processes. Services Services are support programs that run in the background.