Lets find out the available solutions.
This hotkey closes any app in the focuswhether responsive or unresponsive.
To use this method, pick the unresponsive apps window so its in the focus.
Then, on your keyboard, press Alt+F4.
Soon as you press this key combo, Windows will quit the app in the focus.
If the app remains open, wait a few seconds and press the same hotkey again.
double-check not to keep pressing this key combo, or youll end up closing other apps as well.
To turn on the force-close option, launch Windows 11 configs by pressing Windows+i.
From the left sidebar, select “System.”
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Scroll down the right pane and choose “For Developers.”
On the For Developers screen, turn on the “End Task” toggle.
you’ve got the option to then wrap up the parameters app.
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To remove the End Task option in the future, turn off the “End Task” toggle.
Windows will force-kill the selected app.
To use this method, launch Task Manager by right-clicking the Windows taskbar and choosing “Task Manager.”
On the Task Manager window, from the left sidebar, pick the “Processes” tab.
On the right pane, find the unresponsive app.
Right-hit the app and choose “End Task.”
Task Manager will immediately wrap up the selected app.
Using options
Windows 11s options app also offers the option to terminate unresponsive apps.
This requires a few more clicks than the other methods.
Start by launching parameters using Windows+i.
Find the unresponsive app on the list.
Next to the app, choose the three dots and choose “Advanced Options.”
If you dont find Advanced Options for your app, you cant use this method.
On the following page, scroll down to the Terminate section.
Here, grab the “Terminate” button.
options will kill the chosen app.
To use this method,launch Command Prompt with admin rightsif you havent already.
In the User Account Control prompt, select “Yes.”
In Command Prompt, punch in the following command and press Enter.
Youll see the list of apps running on your PC.
From the app list, find the unresponsive app.
Then, initiate the following command, replacingAppNamewith the name you noted.
Heres what each parameter does in the command:
The command has stopped the specified app on your box.
Start by pressing the Windows key, typingPowerShell, and choosing “Run as Administrator.”
On the PowerShell window, jot down the following cmdlet and press Enter.
This cmdlet retrieves a list of the running apps.
Find the frozen app on the list.
Then, execute the following cmdlet replacingAppwith the frozen app name.
Heres what each parameter does in this cmdlet:
PowerShell will wrap up the specified app.
Before you reboot your PC, ensure the frozen app isnt on the startup apps list.
To prevent that,open Task Managerand enter the “Startup Apps” tab.
go for the unresponsive app on the list and choose “Disable” at the top.
Then, close Task Manager.
You won’t have the unresponsive app running when your machine turns on.
In this case,uninstall and reinstall the appand see if that fixes the issue.
Alternatively, download another version of the app and see if it works.
And thats how you deal with stuck apps on a Windows 11 PC.
It’s quite easy to put these apps to rest, no?
