It happens all the time to Windows users and it's extremely frustrating. You're using a program and it suddenly freezes, perhaps getting a white translucent layer over its window or even the whole screen. Simply clicking the X in the window or using the keyboard shortcut Alt + F4 to close the misbehaving app doesn't work so you have only one choice: force quit the program, otherwise known as "end task" or "kill task."
We have a full tutorial on how to force quit Windows apps or even force quit from the whole OS. However, each current method involves opening a separate menu or app such as the Task Manager or the command prompt. Now, Microsoft is working on an "End Task" option that will appear when you right click on an application's taskbar icon and allow you to force quit it directly from the context menu.
