Ending frozen or unresponsive programs is easy enough via Task Manager. But Microsoft recently gave users the ability to end these tasks directly from the taskbar. While the option isn’t available for everyone, it’s pretty easy to get if you’re running a Windows Insider build. Here’s everything you need to know to enable the End Task button and close tasks from the taskbar.
Add 'End Task' Option to Taskbar (Windows 11)
The ‘End Task’ button is available for all Windows 11 users. However, to enable it, you’ll need to dig through the Settings app a bit. Once enabled, however, you can force close any app right from the taskbar. If you’re unable to find the setting as shown in Method 1, you can still use ViVeTool (Methods 3 & 4) as shown below to enable the End Task option in the taskbar, regardless of your Insider build.
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The 'End task' option is available under the 'For developers' page in Windows settings. Here's how to get to it:
