Close a program that has frozen
Shut a stuck program without turning the whole computer off.
Task Manager shows every program the computer is running, and lets you close one that has stopped answering.
It is the alternative to holding the power button, which shuts everything at once and takes unsaved work with it.
Key points
- Task Manager lists every program the computer is running
- End task closes the stuck one and leaves the others alone
What to remember
- End the stuck one. Leave the rest alone.
- End one program, not the whole computer.
Try this
Hold Ctrl, Alt and Delete and press Task Manager. Read the list, then close it. Looking changes nothing.
Practice: Close a program that has frozen. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.