How Do You End Non-Responsive Programs With A Registry Tweak?
Typically, when you’re using Windows and a program stops responding, it is necessary to open the Windows Task Manager, manually find the offending program and then close it. The alternative is to make a change in the Windows registry that will force a non-responsive program to end automatically. Create a Windows restore point before making any system changes. From the Windows Start menu, choose “All Programs,” “Accessories” and then “System Tools”. Select “System Restore” and “Create a Restore Point” from the welcome dialog. Open Registry Editor. From the Windows Start menu, run “regedit” to start Registry Editor. Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop.” Change the “AutoEndTasks” value from “0” to “1.” Right-click over the value, choose “Modify,” set the value to “1” and then click “Okay.” Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
