Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager
Find the unresponsive app
Select the app
Click End task
If it won’t respond, right-click the app and select End task
For a frozen desktop, press Alt + F4 to close the active window
If the app is still stuck, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Select Task Manager
End task on the unresponsive app
Use keyboard: Ctrl + Shift + Esc, then Tab/arrow keys to the app, then press Delete or select End task
Use Command Prompt (admin): press Win + X, select Windows Terminal (Admin)
Run: taskkill /f /im “processname.exe”
Run: taskkill /f /pid PID
To find PID: run tasklist, then use the PID in taskkill /f /pid PID