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You only need to know how to get to Task Manager and know the process to terminate.

“you could tap the header of each column to identify the processes consuming the most resources.

Windows 11 close high-resource process

Windows 11 close high-resource process

If you see a process usingsixty percentor more, then that’s an indication of the issue.

It’ll slow down the performance, but the system won’t crash.

Depending on the system configuration, you should keep the memory usage tosixty percent.

Start open Task Manager

The drive usage should be around five percent unless you’re doing rendering or copying tasks.

you’ve got the option to:

Right-choose the process and choose the"End task"option.

Any unsaved work will be lost.

Taskbar open Task Manager

If possible, it’s always recommended to keep your work before proceeding.

In some cases, you may need to restart the process manually.

Also, the system can inform you of certain processes essential for the operating system to run correctly.

Start button open Task Manager

Ctrl + Alt + Del open Task Manager

Task Manager Processes tab

Task Manager high-resource process

Right-click End Task

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