Force close a Windows application

About: Sometimes it is necessary to force an application to close if it is not responding or behaving abnormally. Follow the instructions below to force close a running Windows application.

	Right click the Windows task bar along the bottom of your screen then click Task Manager
	Find the application in the Processes list
	Right click the Process then click End task
	See if your issue is resolved

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