When an application fails to respond, a dialog box is displayed prompting the user to either end it now or to wait. Enabling the value AutoEndTasks will take care of the non-responding application without user intervention. This is often referred to as
Force Exit.
You must make the following changes to the Windows registry.
CAUTION: We strongly recommend that you back up the registry before you make any changes to it. Incorrect changes to the registry can result in permanent data loss or corrupted files. Modify only the keys that are specified. Read the document
How to make a backup of the Windows registry for instructions.
Click on
START > RUN and type
regedit
Then click on
Ok button.
The
Registry Editor, will be appeared.
To Implement for All Users
In the left pane of the
Registry Editor, navigate to the following subkey (making double click on each registry key):
HKEY_USERS
.DEFAULT
Control Panel
Desktop
Now, in the right pane of the
Registry Editor locate and make double click on the following registry subkey named
AutoEndTasks
If not, make it. In this case, in the right pane of the
Registry Editor, right click in the white space and choose
NEW > DWORD Value to create a new subkey.
Name it
AutoEndTasks
Now, make double click on it.
A new window will be appeared.
Modify the value in the field named
Value data
Set the value for this subkey to:
0 (read ZERO) = AutoEndTasks Disabled
1 (read ONE) = AutoEndTasks Enabled
Then click on
Ok button.
Exit the Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.
To Implement for Individual Users
In the left pane of the
Registry Editor, navigate to the following subkey (making double click on each registry key):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Control Panel
Desktop
Now, in the right pane of the
Registry Editor locate and make double click on the following registry subkey named
AutoEndTasks
If not, make it. In this case, in the right pane of the
Registry Editor, right click in the white space and choose
NEW > DWORD Value to create a new subkey.
Name it
AutoEndTasks
Now, make double click on it.
A new window will be appeared.
Modify the value in the field named
Value data
Set the value for this subkey to:
0 (read ZERO) = AutoEndTasks Disabled
1 (read ONE) = AutoEndTasks Enabled
Then click on
Ok button.
Exit the Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.