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It’s a good idea to reboot your PC entirely when this happens. If none of the commands are working, the problem is affecting the entire operating system. Select Enter again, and this should automatically close that program. Where it says “ProgramName,” type in the name of the app as seen on the task list. Locate the specific program you want to shut down and note its name. This will bring up a list currently running tasks, similar to Task Manager.

Once you are there, type in "tasklist" and select Enter. Note that the Command Prompt option may also be called Windows PowerShell in some versions of Windows. Here you can go right to the source and run some commands to shut down an app, which may be useful if Task Manager isn’t working, etc. Windows 11 has been causing problems with Intel graphics for months, and no one said a word How to use Live Captions in Windows 11: add subtitles to any audio automatically Windows 11 could be hurting your gaming performance Don’t navigate away from the buggy app, or you’ll end up closing something else by mistake. Note that the ALT + F4 shortcut will work on the app you are currently using. This may be necessary on some portable computers like Microsoft's Surface laptops. If this doesn’t work, try pressing the FN key so the indicator light is turned on, then try the keyboard shortcut again. Press it once and wait several seconds for the app to respond. It skips the in-between steps and proceeds to force quit the app you are currently using. If you don’t want to mess with Task Manager or can’t bring it up, this is an alternative shortcut you should try. If you’re unable to use Task Manager, then the whole operating system is having problems. If the shortcut launches Task Manager and you can successfully interact with it, that’s good news. Task Manager is also an easy test to see just how bad things are. Try dismissing some of the apps and background processes that are taking up a lot of memory to see if this improves your situation.

If the percentage is particularly high, you could be running into RAM troubles that are causing your crashes. It’s also a good idea to use Task Manager to check on how much memory your apps are using. This will force quit the app in question. Find the app that’s not responding, select it, and then choose End task. The Task Manager will display all the apps that are currently running and the resources they are taking up. This shortcut opens the famous Task Manager.