How To Force Quit An App On Windows?

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager

Find the app under the Processes tab

Select the app

Click End task

Press Alt + F4 to close the active window

If the app is frozen, use Ctrl + Alt + Delete and open Task Manager

Right-click the app in Task Manager and select End task

Open Command Prompt as administrator

Run taskkill /f /im appname.exe

Use PowerShell as administrator

Run Stop-Process -Name appname -Force

Restart Windows if the app still will not close

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