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Not able to use Task Manager to end frozen programs. Hello and thanks for any help you can provide. This problem has persisted since upgrading to windows 10. Been there done that here on 10 as well and have to agree with keeping the task manager checked off to stay on top.

Been there done that here on 10 as well and have to agree with keeping the task manager checked off to stay on top. The one thing missed in 10 we both saw in 7 when pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination is the non desktop screen for clicking on the task manager option, the log off, and other power options as well as the Lock Screen on the menu and the button at the lower right hand corner of the screen to logoff, restart the machine, or shutdown completely. That is where 7 triumphed over the previous versions of Windows however when always being forced to hard boot if a game or some program locked up solid on you! In 7 you were brought back to the desktop and might also see the program stopped working prompt where you have the option to close it! Seen that too many times with 3rd party game mods made for Steam games like HL2 for example! Crash Central over!

One thing I also did was to untick the minimise when in use item to keep it not only on top but in plain view for repeat clicks on the end process button when something refuses to quite and return you to the desktop before forcing a hard boot! If you can stop it there that can prevent disk errors as well as other glitches when restarting before getting to close things out properly!

That's odd since you won't if you are in the middle of a Steam game or mod for some reason! That's when you need to be seeing it and why for the time being 7 still remains to have the better crash control. 10 wiil take some time however for all of the fixes as well as other updates as would any other version would.

This is still one area that tends to need a lot more work in the task manager being able to take complete charge when some game or app lingers on when crashing. For Steam games knowing the game executable name will allow you to end the process for that separately under Processes from the game name item in the Applications area. Once you end the main process you should immediately get the desktop back. Multiplu input external usb sound card for mac. Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Self Built OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit CPU: Intel i7 6700k 4GHz Motherboard: Asus Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Memory: Corsair vengeance 32Gb@3000MHz Graphics Card: Asus GTX 1070 Strix OC Sound Card: Creative Soundblaster AE5 Monitor(s) Displays: Acer Predator XB271HU 27', iiyama X2783HSU-B3 27' ProLite Screen Resolution: 2560x1440@165Hz, 1920x1080@75Hz Keyboard: Corsair K70 Lux RGB Silent Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro RGB PSU: Corsair RM850i Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Glass Ed. Cooling: Kraken x52 push Hard Drives: Samsung 960 Pro 512Gb, Samsung 850 Pro 512Gb, Samsung 850 Evo 2Tb, Crucial MX500 1Tb, WD MyCloud Mirror 6Tb NAS.