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Closing an Unruly Window

Closing an Unruly Window

You can close an unruly program or one that is not responding without having to shut down Windows. However, when you close an unruly program, you will lose any information you did not save in the program. Closing an unruly program should not affect other open programs.

Closing an Unruly Window using the Mouse

To close an unruly window with the keyboard, press and hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys as you press
the Delete key. Windows 7 gives you a list of items from which to choose:

• Lock this computer
• Switch User
• Log off
• Change a password
• Start Task Manager or
• the CANCEL command button.

Click on the Start Task Manager link, and the Windows Task Manager window appears and lists the programs that are currently running. The phrase Not Responding appears beside the name of an unruly program.

 i.e. Windows 7 Task Manager window.

Under the Applications tab, select the program that is unruly or misbehaving, then click the End Task button and select the Close button to close the Windows Task Manager window.

Address of this page is http://hhh.gavilan.edu/jmaringer/Windows7/7closeunruly.html
Last updated January 19, 2014
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