Quickly close unresponsive programs

        In the "Start → Run" box, enter "Regedit", open the "Registry Editor", create a new string value Waittokillapptimeout under HKEY-CURRENT-USER, set its key value to 1000 (ms) or less. Allow forced shutdown Enter HEKY-USERS\\.DEFAULT\\Control Panel\\desktop, create a string "AutoEndTask" and set its key value to "1". For a real crash, you can only restart it by pressing the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" key combination twice or by pressing the "Reset" key on the mainframe (because it consumes less resources, so the former takes precedence). Automatic restart when the system crashes Enter the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\C-o-n-trol\\CrashControl primary key, modify "AutoReboot" in the right window, and change its key value to "1".