Why doesn't my "End Now" work when I try to close an application that is hung up?
When I have an application that is hung up, or simply taking longer than I want to wait, I use "Close" and then click the "End Now" button on the "..not responding.." popup. Frequently this is my browser, but it happens the same on other things as well.
After I click the End Now, I'm still hung with the "not responding" application for as long as several minutes before it closes, or even sometimes I have to reboot to clear it.
Why doesn't the End Now actually end the application NOW? Is there any setting or way I can force such an application to just close right now?
I use Windows XP.
After I click the End Now, I'm still hung with the "not responding" application for as long as several minutes before it closes, or even sometimes I have to reboot to clear it.
Why doesn't the End Now actually end the application NOW? Is there any setting or way I can force such an application to just close right now?
I use Windows XP.
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OK, I'll try this next time the situation happens. I've set the reg keys as you suggest, and we'll see if it makes a difference.
I have a similar problem and I never figured out what's wrong:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24021902/No-End-Program-Window.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24021902/No-End-Program-Window.html
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Well, I have had a couple opportunities to try this. Once it seemed much faster than it used to be, the other I had to use the End Process Tree to get IE to close. I guess both of those are helpful suggestions, so it's time to close this question.
Thanks for the ideas and for a good post that led me through it.
Thanks for the ideas and for a good post that led me through it.
taskkill /f /im notepad.exe