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Andy Edser

Things I've missed: Windows 11 lets you 'End Task' from the taskbar, but you have to turn it on yourself

A screenshot showing the "End Task" option enabled in the Windows 11 taskbar.

I like to consider myself hip, down with the kids, and on point with the latest tech developments. But even someone with their nose to the ground hunting out useful Windows features makes the occasional miss, and this one's something I think I'll use rather often. Turns out Windows 11 lets you "End Task" from the taskbar itself, but you have to enable it specifically.

Rather than having to launch the Task Manager to kill a non-responsive program (a process that always feels like bringing in the heavies), a simple tweak means it becomes a right-click option for any program in the taskbar misbehaving.

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