If a program is causing trouble and pressing Alt + F4 If Windows ignores it again, I usually use the Task Manager to help me end the process by right-clicking on it.
But what if even this Windows all-rounder no longer responds to my clicks? A case that happens rarely for me, but happens every now and then, especially when playing.
I have already presented you with my previous solution, which is what this article is about. Due to the current situation, I’m doing it again – also thanks to many more tips from you for such cases!
They come from the comments on the first article, but before we take a closer look at the trick, here’s another reading tip: You can find out why the task manager is not just good for closing programs at the following link.
The second desktop comes to the rescue
As some of you may have already noticed, I’m currently really enjoying playing The Last Spell. But despite all the love for the game, there are sometimes technical problems. It often happens that I have to wait far too long for the level to load (or finish) for my liking.
But what happened to me yesterday is far more annoying (and rare): the game loaded completely dead and when I tried to Alt + Tab When I returned to the Windows desktop, I was silently ignored by Windows.
In such cases, I usually try my luck first with other key combinations:
- Alt + F4 (closes programs)
- Alt + Enter (switches between full screen and windowed mode)
- Ctrl + Shift + Esc (opens the task manager to end the process manually)
But sometimes, like yesterday, all of this doesn’t have the desired effect and my clicks are not registered in the task manager. But another key combination has always helped me avoid the annoying restart of the PC Ctrl + Alt + Del to prevent:
Windows-Taste + Tab
This key combination not only shows you all open programs and windows, but also gives you the option of opening a second desktop by clicking on the plus button or moving programs there.
If I place the task manager window on this second desktop as shown in the slider image above and open it there, I can end the disruptive process as desired. This is very practical!
More tips from you
When my problem arose yesterday, I didn’t remember all the additional tips you gave in the comments to the first article (thanks a lot for that, by the way!). But I’m determined to change that if it happens again!
The following overview shows the most promising (and simplest) tips from you:
- Ctrl + Alt + Del Press, log out and log in again (User From yesterday)
- Windows-Taste + L
- Open the task manager as a preventive measure and set it in the options via the gear symbol so that it always in the foreground is (User tomjon)
- The task manager on one second screen push, if available (User Standeck)
- Im Task-Manager by keyboard Navigate to the offending process (either using the arrow keys or by entering the first letters of the process name if you know it) and send it via Delete key exit (User I can’t and Underneath)
The key combination that Alana’s following article is about is not suitable for rare emergencies, but is ideal for everyday browser use:
Ctrl + Shift + T is the most important shortcut that you probably don’t know
Now you’re asked: Do you know the problem I described and perhaps other solutions for it that don’t appear in the article above? Are there any other Windows tricks that you think we should know and that are easy to implement? And what are keyboard shortcuts that you generally find particularly practical or helpful? Feel free to write it in the comments!