Killing a stuck app when Task Manager is blocked.

[Mark R]

We have a couple of major apps at work, that are a bit unstable and tend to hang or get stuck on long operations.

Normally, I'd kill a stuck app with the task manager, but IT have blocked the end-task functionality in group policy.

The problem is that the apps get stuck about 10 times a day, and at the moment I am having to hard-power-off the PC every time one gets stuck, which is impairing productivity - and my boss is really whining about productivity at the moment.

IT aren't prepared to make an exception for my department. Is there any way to nuke a stuck app that I'm not aware of? (Windows 7 x64)

 

[nickbits]

Does taskkill.exe work?

 

[theevilsharpie]

In Windows 7, you can try using the tskill CLI command, or you can use the Stop-Process PowerShell cmdlet.

 

[vailr]

The problem is that the apps get stuck about 10 times a day, and at the moment I am having to hard-power-off the PC every time one gets stuck

Might be a good idea to run:
chkdsk c: /f
after every instance of having to use the power button to shut off the PC.
Uninstall/reinstall the app in question, in case there may be a corrupted file.