TskKill

Being able to close programs on a computer is usually a simple operation, except for those situations when the application is non-responsive and can not be terminated using the usual methods.

TskKill is a user-friendly piece of software designed specifically for those situations when users need to close programs that are no longer responding and which continue to consume system resources or, even worse, tend to freeze the entire computer.

With the help of this application, users can terminate the current task with the simple press of a keyboard combination. Thus, even if the application in the foreground has become unresponsive, TskKill is activated.

The tool attempts to close the active task immediately, thus allowing users to continue using their computers even if programs crash. Moreover, it can restore the display's resolution to a pre-defined value after closing the unresponsive software.

The utility has been designed with a focus on providing increased ease-of-use to anyone who takes advantage of its capabilities. It does not require installation, which means that users can place it on portable drives and can launch it on any computer.

The program starts minimized and can be accessed from the system tray. It does not come with a GUI (Graphical User Interface), but some functions are available from the menu that appears when right-clicking on its system tray icon.

The most commonly used task killer in Windows is Task Manager, but the utility can prove slow and resource consuming sometimes. Moreover, it might not be a viable solution when the system runs very slow or freezes intermittently.

Courtesy of its lightweight packaging and very low resource requirements, TskKill can easily prove a more reliable alternative to Task Manager. It can terminate only the active task, but that might prove more than enough in critical situations.

TskKill is an easy-to-use, snappy tool for closing active processes on the computer. It comes with support for killing tasks by pressing a keyboard combination, is lightweight and portable, and can be set to run at system startup, to be always at hand when needed.