How To Use Process Explorer To Terminate The Process

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How To Use Process Explorer To Terminate The Process. In this article, you will read method to use Process Explorer. Whenever a program or file stops working, we use Task Manager to kill the process. But, sometimes, the Task Manager cannot terminate the process or an Access denied error appears.

These types of errors stop the Task Manager from terminating the process and eventually unresponsive file or program doesn’t get closed. In this situation, you can use any alternative of the Task Manager, when it fails to terminate the process. Process Explorer is one of them. It displays many more system details and includes more options than Windows Task Manager. You can change the permissions of the processes.

How To Use Process Explorer To Terminate The Process?

If you are facing the “Access Denied” error, then you can use the Process Explorer to change the permissions and delete the process. Using Process Explorer “Access Denied” error can be fixed using the following steps:

1.Download Process Explorer on your PC.
2.Then run the tool.
3.You will need an unzipping app to access the compressed file.
4.After the Process Explorer runs, it will show you a list of the active processes running in the background.

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5.Double-click on the unresponsive process.
6.Select the Security tab that appears on your screen.
7.Next, select the Permissions option.

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6.Click on Advanced.
7.Select System.
8.Click on your user account from the list.
9.Select the Edit option.
10.Check the Full Control box.
11.Click on the Show advanced permissions option.
12.Check the Terminate box if it is unchecked.
13.Click on OK.

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14.Now, go to the home screen of Process Explorer where all the processes are listed.
15.Right-click on the unresponsive process.
16.Select the Kill Process option.
17.Now the process should be terminated.