How to Guide: Close Applications via the Console

When an application hangs up and the close button does not respond, we can simply close the application via the task manager. Aside from the task manager, we can close the application via the console application.

Below are the steps in closing applications via the console:

1. Click on the Start orb button

2. Type “cmd” in the Start search

3. Run “cmd” and provide the necessary access privileges (only if UAC is enabled on your Windows Vista box)

4. Type “taskkill /f /im app.exe”. Replace app.exe with the process name of the application

The image below shows a successful operation on closing the app via the Windows Vista console.

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