Terminate an Application with Task Manager on Windows 8

Q

How to terminate an application in Task Manager on Windows 8? My Web browser is hanging and it can not be closed. I was told to use Task Manager to terminate Firefox application.

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A

"/> If your application, like Web browser, is hanging, you can follow these steps to terminate it:

1. Start the Task Manager as shown in the previous tutorial.

2. Click te "Processes" tab. You will see a list of applications that are currently running on the computer.

3. Select the application you want to terminate, for example, "Firefox".

4. Click the "End Task" button. Firefox application will be terminated immediately.

The following picture shows you how to terminate an application with Task Manager on Windows 8:
Windows 8 Task Manager - Terminate Application

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