How To Force Close An Application?

On Windows, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager

Select the application

Click End task

On Windows, press Alt + F4 to close the active window

If it does not respond, use Task Manager

On Mac, press Command + Option + Esc to open Force Quit Applications

Select the application

Click Force Quit

On Android, open Recent Apps

Swipe the app away

If needed, go to Settings > Apps > [App] > Force stop

On iPhone, open the app switcher

Swipe the app up to close it

On Linux, open System Monitor or Task Manager

Select the application

Click End Process or Kill

On Linux terminal, use kill or kill -9 with the process ID

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