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Enable End Task With Right Click

ID/URL: enable-end-task-right-click

Description: Enables the "End Task" option in the taskbar context menu

  • Enables the "End Task" option in the Windows 11 taskbar right-click menu by setting TaskbarEndTask to 1, allowing users to kill unresponsive apps directly from the taskbar without opening Task Manager.

Apply

$regPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDeveloperSettings"
$valueName = "TaskbarEndTask"

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

Set-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name $valueName -Type DWord -Value 1

Unapply

$regPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDeveloperSettings"
$valueName = "TaskbarEndTask"

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

Set-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name $valueName -Type DWord -Value 0