When a program fails to respond to mouse or keyboard actions, Windows will generally identify the program that is misbehaving, or you may discover the program for yourself.
To close a misbehaving program, press and hold down the "Ctrl" and "Alt" keys as you press the "Delete" key. (This key combination is laughingly called "The Three-Fingered Salute). The Windows Task Manager window appears. Click on the "Applications" tab. The menu that appears lists the programs that are currently running. The phrase "Not Responding" appears beside the name of the misbehaving program. Highlight this program and then click"End Task" near the bottom of the page. The "End Program" dialog box appears stating that the program is not responding. Click "End Now" to close the program. Close the Task Manager's window.
Note that when you close a program that is not responding, you will lose any information that you did not save in the program. Closing a misbehaving program should not affect the operation of Windows or any other program you have open.
This is a really handy tip to learn and with the tendency of Windows programs to freeze for no apparent reason, it's something you might use quite a bit.
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