If the rest of your computer is working, you might want to try doing something else and seeing if the program eventually stops. There is one more thing to show you. If a program is frozen and your mouse is too, you may still be able to stop the program. Windows has provided a way to do this just using the keyboard.
Press the Windows Start Key. This has the Windows symbol on it and sometimes the word Start. In Windows XP, use the arrow keys to get to the Run command on the right side of the start menu. When Run is highlighted, press Enter. Type Taskmgr. Then tab down to OK and press Enter. In Windows Vista and 7, just type Taskmgr. The rest of this explanation is the same for all three versions of Windows.
When the task manager opens, use your arrow keys to select the Applications tab. Then press the Tab key to go to the list of open programs. Now arrow down to the desired program and press Alt E to end it. If your mouse or keyboard is locked up during any of this, you will want to restart your computer after you get all open programs closed.
So there you have it! Now you know how to correctly stop a stuck program in Windows. Your computer will love you for it! About Robert Seth. Robert Seth is a CPA in the Clark County, Washington area who has been serving individual and small business clients for the last 25 years. His business includes a growing number of remotely serviced customers throughout the United States.
He has a passion for improving the lives of others by helping them simplify the complicated stuff in their lives. Hi — I know this is an old post, but can I apply this fix to Windows 10? My sister is a teacher and needs her computer. Apparently the screen asks something about which language do you want your keyboard for. Any advice short of buying a new computer would be really appreciated.
Yes, it should work for Windows It sounds like her computer went though an update and some things got reset. If that does not work, it could be time for a new computer. I have Word on my laptop HP I was typing a word document and my cursor stopped. Can you help. Sorry to hear that your Word program is causing you problems. If your cursor stops in a program, it usually means that program is locked up.
So you should follow the instructions in the blog post that you commented on. Windows 10 has been released since I wrote that post and it tends to be a little better at closing programs without having to shut down the whole computer. I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting and visiting my blog!
My home computer is completely frozen. It will not open anything. When I pressed F8, I can run that in safe mode. It happened after I loaded an antivirus software. In safe mode I cannot remove that software —it cannot connect to the server. Hi Ben, Sorry to hear your computer is giving you such difficulties.
I would recommend you sign up for my free video training on dealing with things like this. You can register for it here. Start up your computer in safe mode again and follow the instructions in this video.
You should find the antivirus program in your startup programs and hopefully stop it from starting in the first place. If that works, you might be able to remove it. Unfortunately, some of these programs are very resistant to removal. You can find the video here. You can sign up here. If you would like more good training about your computer, join our email list and get a free 5 part video training on how to speed up and clean up your computer.
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Baby Shark YouTube. Amicable 2, 3 3 gold badges 45 45 silver badges 73 73 bronze badges. MPenate MPenate 75 1 1 silver badge 6 6 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. To check if your programm is running : Here an example with notepad. Improve this answer. SachaDee SachaDee 8, 2 2 gold badges 19 19 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges. I understand the taskkill does not require the program to be active when running that command.
However, as the OP asked, is there a way to check if the program is running? I am interested. Ok so that pretty much did what I already had, it runs the program either way, but never ends it. You're just killing the Laucher.
No the code I currently have opens the Launcher. Yes, but what's the name of the process opened by the laucher. Show 3 more comments. Bender 9 9 silver badges 24 24 bronze badges.
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