Kill

Kill is a tiny script-like program that comes to your help when you stumble upon windows that cannot be closed by usual means. A handy kill switch for anyone having problems with frozen applications or File Explorer tabs.

Kill is built using AutoHotkey and has a bit of a different functionality compared to common tools. The best course of action is to pin it to your taskbar, as the app can be deployed one time per launch only.

Launching Kill will replace your mouse cursor with a skull icon. Continue by left-clicking the window you have trouble closing, and both Kill and the targeted process should be terminated.

In a situation where the simple left-click method is not powerful enough, the tool provides you with a powerful option triggered by the CTRL+Left Click combo. If this also had no effect on the target, your OS could be in trouble.

To sum things up, Kill is a lightweight emergency tool for closing or killing unresponsive windows. If the Task Manager failed at closing a program, Kill could take over that part. To make your job easier, pinning Kill to the taskbar will spare you the trouble of always having to open its folder when you need it.