Close a frozen app with one shortcut
App stuck and won't close? Skip Ctrl+Alt+Delete and the menus. Go straight to the tool that ends it.
- On Windows, press
Ctrl+Shift+Escto open Task Manager directly. - Under Processes, right-click the frozen app and choose End task.
- On a Mac, press
Cmd+Option+Escto open Force Quit. - Select the app that isn't responding and click Force Quit.
Tip: Ending or force quitting an app loses anything you hadn't saved in it, so give it a minute first.
Try it now: Press the shortcut for your computer to see the window, then close it without ending anything.
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