When you switch to the correct window which you want to terminate, return to the Task Manager, and just press DEL for the selected instance.Using this method, you can determine which window you will be terminating and be sure that you don't terminate the wrong window. The corresponding app window will be activated. Right click on any of those windows (the bottom row in the expanded row) and select "Switch to" from its context menu.The row will be expanded, and you will see a list of windows for the selected app. On the Processes tab of the Task Manager double click the row of the app which has multiple instances running.It is easy to know this when app windows have different captions, but if the window captions are the same for multiple instances of the same app, you can do the following to determine the required instance: If you have several instances of the same app running, it might be hard to determine exactly which process you are working with. The End task button on the Details tab shows a confirmation before forcibly killing the process.īonus Tip: How to find the required instance of the app from multiple windows of the same app Another difference between End task on the Processes tab and on the Details tab in the Windows 8 Task Manager is that the Processes tab shows no confirmation and straightaway sends the command to close the app. Here also, you can also use the DEL key on the keyboard to terminate the process.
This will take you to the Details tab and automatically select the process of the hung app. If you are not sure of which process to select on the Details tab, then from the Processes tab, right click the hung app and click " Go to details". This used to be called End process in the classic Task Manager, and it terminate the process without creating a dump. To terminate a hung app faster, use the End task button on the Details tab. Windows will try to create a dump first so you can analyze what caused the app to crash or hang. However if the app has stopped responding, crashed or frozen, then End task may not exit it instantaneously. The selected application will be closed.Įnd Task from the Processes tab works usually if the app is still responsive. Select the app and press DEL on the keyboard.
There is also a keyboard shortcut for this. After that, you need to click the End task button. To kill an app, you have to select it on the Processes tab.
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