WindowsTask Manager

In my previous post, I showed you how to use the dir command to list the content of a directory.
In this post, we are going to look at something different that I expect will be more useful to you.
Sometimes while working on your computer, a running program may develop an error and the machine comes to a stand still. Everything seizes to work. Most users are patient enough to wait till the error resolves itself, but in some cases it may seem like you are waiting forever.
When you are faced with an issue like this, this is what you have to do. There is a key combination know as Ctrl + Alt + Del (pronounced as Control, Alternate, Delete).
With this key combination you will be able to access a portion of your Operating System known as the "Task Manager".

With the Task Manager you can see all currently running programs and their status. If you use Windows XP or earlier OS, the Task Manager pops out as a tabbed interface but for users of Windows Vista and Windows 7, a page appear containing Five options, the last of which is "Start Task Manager". Click on it.



When you identify the non-responsive program, Right Click on it and select from the pop-up menu, "Go to Process".
The Process Tab opened with the process controlling the non-responsive program selected. At the base of the interface, you'll see a button on which is written "End Process", clicking on this button will force the non-responsive to end.
Note: All unsaved data on the closed program will be lost.