How to Cancel an Ongoing Windows Process
- 1). Right-click an open area in the taskbar and click "Start Task Manager." The Windows Task Manager window launches.
- 2). Click the "Processes" tab. All processes running under your account along with a brief description of each process are listed. Click "Show processes from all users" to view a list of all processes that all users are currently running.
- 3). Click the process your wish to cancel.
- 4). Click the "End Process" button to stop the process.
- 5). Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to cancel additional processes.
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