Automatically Ending Non-Responsive Tasks
- Start Regedit
- Go to to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks - Set the value to be 1
- In the same section, change the WaitToKillAppTimeout to the number of milliseconds you want.
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Posted: 2006-09-28
By: FortyPoundHead
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!! WARNING !!
Prior to making registry changes, be sure to make a back up of the registry.
Unexpected things can happen, with a simple typographical error. Be safe, stay sane.
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