Chances are that if you use a Windows computer, some point in time you have had an application not respond or hang when logging off, restarting or shuting down computer. For some people, this is now just a fact of life and they accept this little frustrating itch.

To end processes automatically when logging off all you need to do is change one simple entry in the registry. Here are the steps.

1. Click on Start button, then click on Run… button.
2. In Run… , type regedit
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop (make sure you click on Desktop folder)
4. Find AutoEndTasks in right column and double click on it to open.
5. Change REG_DWORD value from 0 to 1

I have created a quick video below demonstrating how to do this -

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