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I keep SuperF4 around for applications like this. Kills whatever's in the foreground, even explorer.exe if you're not careful. I've got no patience for applications that don't close in a timely manner.
SuperF4, for every time you've wanted to tear your hair out because unresponsive programs black screen, ignore alt+f4, and refuse to allow task manager to be visible.
there's a program I use called SuperF4. Instead of requesting the program to close (like normal Alt+F4 does) it has a key combo (Ctrl+Alt+F4) which actually ends the process itself. So it would kill the game without letting it save (saving happens on close request or opening the exit menu, so SuperF4 would allow it to die without saving.)
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
Just wanted to mention SuperF4 which IIRC was in a post here a couple day ago. Downloaded it 2 days ago and it saved me literally the day after cause a game went unresponsive and I couldn't access my task manager.
I recommend SuperF4
It's a more powerful but less elegant Alt+f4 equivalent, this will force the program to quit when you press Ctrl+Alt+F4 instead of politely asking windows if the program could close
Edit: Alternatively you can do Windows Key + F4, which will turn your cursor into a skull. Click on whatever window you want to close. Haven't tested this in a fullscreen game though. Talking about fullscreen games, I recommend Borderless Windowed mode, it makes alt+tabbing and closing it much easier.
When you force close a process, windows justs politely asks the process to close iirc. The process can say "fuk u" and just keep hanging on. This is where Super F4 comes in. Ctrl + Alt + F4 takes no shit from no process!! There's even a Windows + F4 for targeted assassinations.
SuperF4 is a useful little program that force kills the foreground task when you hit ctrl-alt-f4. Accomplishes the same thing as using task manager & selecting kill task but a lot quicker: https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
Basically when you're done w/ BF4 you hit ctrl-alt-f4 and are instantly back at desktop.
There's a nifty little program I use called SuperF4. It will autokill any process giving you issues by pressing Alt-F4, and it's completely portable, so you can toss it on your mass storage drive and set it/forget it.
I've posted it before, but maybe it comes in handy for the people who missed it. I've been using this SuperF4 for over a year now because i had a game that also didn't want to quit. Every now and then in BF1 it will even hang longer than needed when you use Alt F4, with that tool you press Ctrl Alt F4 and it shuts down within a second. The faster you can get back in afterwards.
This kind of crash used to happen a fair bit with a few different engines, in some cases overclocking seemed to make it more frequent, sometimes game issues were found and updates caused them to happen far less frequently. Sometimes the system recovers after a very long time and the game closes, but the best tip I found many years ago was simply to have Super F4 on autostart as it makes recovering from such crashes trivial.
Y’all should use Super F4 so you can easily AT+F4 those type of games/programs that don’t force close easily. It’s an amazing program! The shortcut would be CRTL+ALT+F4 Edit: I forgot the link smh https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
This program. Using this you can kill any active program with Ctrl+Alt+F4.
Difference to Windows Alt+F4 is that Windows tries to stop the program gracefully while SuperF4 just immediately kills the process.
When ALT+F4 won't close the program in focus, you can force kill it (same as doing it in Task Manager) by CTRL+ALT+F4. I've been using Superf4 for years; very handy and effective when dealing with memory leaky games and stuff.
A cool 'lil tool i admire is SuperF4. When you're in a full screen application and press Alt-F4 Win only sends a shutdown request to the program. SuperF4 (Ctrl-Alt-F4) kills the process instantly. :)
I have SuperF4 installed so i might just skip out real quick next time, to see if that works. That program kills the process as if you would go to the taskbar and kill the process, so not the normal way.
I have that since Cities Skylines always hangs for 2 minutes when closing down :) Better to close it right away.
Thanks for the tip.
I figure this would be a nice time to share this:
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
One of the best little apps I've downloaded.
When you press Alt-F4, it's like pressing the close button (asking it nicely to close on its own terms). Pressing ctrl+alt-F4 with this app kills the active process immediately.
I use this shit all the fucking time. Especially when closing somethign like Battlefield, which takes an eternity to close... no more! Makes rage quits 10,000x more gratifying.
SuperF4 (shortcut is ctrl + alt + f4) https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ lets you force closing programs
works with anything including dota, and doesn't require an autohotkey setup
When ALT+F4 is not good enough, use CTRL+ALT+F4
I can't believe this features is not standard, it found permanent residency on my computer(s).
Normal alt+F4 basically tells the program to exit, so if it isn't responding (or just doesn't want to exit) nothing happens. SuperF4 just ends the process like task manager does.
Yeah, normal alt-f4 isn't like using Task Manager to end a process. It simply gives the standard request to close the program the same way as hitting the X in windowed mode does.
I was not aware that SuperF4 existed and now I need it. https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
>Couldnt kill the process either, nor enter task manager.. Sucks.
This seems to be more of an issue with a variety of games in recent versions of windows. I think it might to correlated with the higher prevalence of games with the option to use borderless windowed mode instead of fullscreen mode.
I've been using SuperF4 for a couple of months now and it works pretty well at killing games that freeze in a way that won't let you get to Task Manager.
ALTernatively, there's SuperF4 which forces programs to be closed even if they are not responding for whatever reason. Approach with caution, though - there are some potential side effects iirc.
There is an app called SuperF4 which basically kills process you are in. So in game if you die by a naked with a waterpipe while being fully geared all you have to do is press ctrl + alt + F4 and your game closes instantly. I cannot play any FPS games without this app. Must have download
Sorry if I'm a few days late. But I use a program called SuperF4. Basically it's alt-f4 on steroids. Just do Ctrl+Alt+F4 and it'll kill the current app.
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ Had to use it for a certain game that thought it was too important to be alt f4'd.
Don't forget Super F4 ( https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ ) Everyone knows what Alt+F4 does and what a hastle it is when a program 'declines'. So this little program will force it by pressing ctrl+alt+F4
Also if you have multiple monitors, you might want to get a manager for it if you do not like the default windows one. A friend of mine uses MultiMon and is very happy with it.
Do not forget about Java runtime
And probably .net
Oh and an anti-virus program that is nice and sits in the corner and generally doesn't fuck with anything.
Super F4 is great for games that freeze up when you try to close them, or any other dodgy programs. Gives an upgrade to Alt+F4 (Ctrl+Alt+F4) that kills any program. Don't use it on the desktop!
In another topic yesterday i suggested people on PC to install this little program: Super Alt F4 Unlike the normal Alt F4 this kills the program right away (when pressing CTRL - ALT - F4 instead). Just as if you would go to the taskmanager for when a program hangs. That way you can restart the game even quicker.
You know how when you hit 'alt-f4' and some programs outright ignore it? Or even worse, they fucking execute some painfully long 'close' process (looking at you, Battlefield)? Or when a program crashes and you have to hunt for the process to terminate it completely?
Super-F4 kills the process, instantly closing literally anything. It's fucking AWESOME.
Not an explanation but a tip: I use SuperF4 for that. When i play Cities Skylines for instance, it always stops responding when closing normally. So instead of going to the taskmanager to close it, i simply press CTRL ALT F4, kills any program you want to leave instantly.
I have the same issue, on Windows 10 STILL. Had it on windows 7 and 8.1 for multiple systems. Also a lot of older games do this when running in fullscreen.
Two solutions:
Either use SuperF4 Which adds a new global shortcut to ctrl+alt+F4 which acts the same as using end task from task manager for the active window. I recommend linking a shortcut to it to your startup folder (so it always starts on startup) since the program doesn't do this automatically, and you want to have it always ready.
Or use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager (hidden by the hung program) then use the windows key to show the task bar and mouse over the task manager icon and then onto the preview to use aero peek to show the window while the cursor is on it. While keeping the cursor over the window to keep it visible and active, use the arrow keys and tab to navigate to the process you wish to delete and hit the delete key and enter to end it.
Solution 1 is much much easier and I prefer it.
fuck the accent. I don't know what you're saying because you're fucking mumbling the whole time.
alt+f4 terminates the active window. you could also use programs such as task manager and superf4 to terminate the entire program, not just close the window.
Perhaps I can explain Mr. President. The applications is called "Super F4" There is a repository for such an application, spread across one point on the internet.
In a few moments of installation, it will unleash a powerful command designed to will kill any application instantly by pressing CTRL+ALT+F4.
Soon the programs will have no more free will... only your will.
I have this issue and something you can do to make it even faster is to get "super alt f4"
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
It kills tarkov instantly when you press alt-f4, instead of letting the game make you wait for the process to die 'naturally'.
No, you won't get banned.
Fallout 4 never likes to give up screen priority, and windows is really shit for sleeping, hibernating and even screen saving (even more so with games) Which is why i always install super f4 (https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/) Which will kill the foreground application 99 out of a hundred times if you need to. It's not so much fallout4 or windows, but more the nightmare that is Microsoft and it's "good ideas" done badly.
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It makes it so that when you press ctrl alt f4, it automatically closes the application. You can use this for literally everything, since normal alt f4 never works.
As a stopgap while that doesn't work - I've been using SuperF4 for a while and it works pretty much exactly like you'd want it to (Alt+Ctrl+F4 instakills a process without trying to gracefully close it like Alt F4 does)
Some programs have a routine for whenever the user force-closes the program and may clean-up some stuff before actually closing or even warn the user that he shouldn't do that (looking at you, GTA V).
There is the option to *literally force* any program to close, disregarding any safety or closing checks, via the handy program called SuperF4.
Personal favourite, especially with autostart enabled.
Fun fact: there are plenty of Windows programs that intercept alt+f4 (or at least disregard it completely when frozen).
There are also programs that both do this and are known to freeze up in fullscreen.
That's why SuperF4 exists.
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
I usually use Super F4 which is just the key combo ctrl+alt+F4 and it’ll just end any program you’re on instantly. It’s been convenient doing that whenever I’m done with Tarkov. Ofc Youll get the option to report a technical bug when you close the game shortly after but it’s whatever. Way better than just doing alt+F4 and having to wait a bit for a full response.
SuperF4, all you do is install it, set it to boot elevated on start and forget about it. all you need to press is CTRL+ALT+F4 and it will skip the asking process which windows usually uses to shut programs and close it immediately.
> any idea how to exit the game without having to restart my computer?
Run this app & when u want to close the game, Press -> Ctrl+Alt+F4
I have the same issue. It's ridiculous.
I installed superF4. it immediately closes the League client by pressing ctrl + alt+f4. It's even useful for just closing League. It's faster. No restarting your pc any more.
Won't solve the issue itself, but you should download SuperF4. With that, you can just force-close programs by pressing ctrl+alt+F4. Helped me every time Apex made my system hang.
Download this, it fixed all the dodging issues that regular F4 and task manager didn't. Also, this is the only thing that'll let me restart a bugged loading screen outside of completely shutting down my computer so...
There's a lot of conflicting information on the internet about what exactly Alt+F4, but basically everywhere is consistent that Alt+F4 can and should be intercepted.
For instance:
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
> When you press Alt+F4, the program can refuse to quit. Windows only asks the program to quit, and lets it decide for itself what to do.
I just learned about SuperF4 in this thread so I've been checking it out. Apparently in Feb of this year, there was an update that addressed input lag.
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
Maybe it'll help you? I'm at work so haven't tried SuperF4 out yet, but it concerns me if you're experiencing input lag.
I know a program for windows called SuperF4 that's even better.
So when you press Alt+F4, Windows is only asking the program if it wants to close. If the program isn't responding or doesn't want to, it can just refuse to close with Alt+F4.
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With SuperF4, you press Ctrl+Alt+F4 and it just kills the program whether it likes it or not.
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alt+f4 doesn't quit a process.. it sends a request to windows to ask for one.. so it doesn't take much to delay it.. it could be windows doing something in the background, your game.. etc..
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ will force an exit immediately tho.. so.. unless you go with a tcp disconnect script, this is a good option.
When you press Alt-F4 Windows asks the program if it's ok to end the process. They may have actually programmed times when you can and can't Alt+F4.
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
May be of some interest to ya.
Alternatively, could you change the settings so that the X button does what it's supposed to? Or have Microsoft fucked that up too since I left?
I like SuperF4 - it just force-kills whatever is currently running in the foreground.
It's just a keyboard shortcut, so no need to open taskmgr or cmd, meaning that it usually also works when the system is otherwise deadlocked.
thats certainly true. I think there actually is a windows program for this. dont recall what its called though.
*a google search later...
I think this was it this one..
SuperF4 https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
probably not exactly the same as kill -9 but I've heard its more effective than trying to use taskmanager or task kill in event something really gets stuck.
While all of these solutions people are providing are great noice of them are guaranteed to work for everyone. I recommend everyone install SuperF4 and then never have to play stupid games with Windows again :D
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
SuperF4 kills the foreground program when you press Ctrl+Alt+F4. This is different from when you press Alt+F4. When you press Alt+F4, the program can refuse to quit. Windows only asks the program to quit, and lets it decide for itself what to do.
Thanks to Rocket League, this is my favourite software ever.
I feel like another possible, although not necessarily ideal, workaround could be to install Super F4 and then bind Ctrl+ALT+F4 to a macro on my controller using DS4Windows. Obviously, this is not feasible if using a different controller or not using DS4Windows. Also it requires Super F4 because Cemu won't quit on normal Alt+F4.
I'll try that later when I have time since it currently seems like the best available workaround. But it would be amazing if you could get the 'Exit Shortcut' option to play nice with your script somehow.
There's also Super F4 which let's you do CTRL + ALT + F4 which bypasses the request to close a process and just force closes it. Task Manager kindly asks the process to stop and sometimes it doesn't comply.
Bonus tip: it adds a Win + F4 that turns your mouse into a skull and bones to insta-kill any window you click.
Hey, I feel you. This happens with more programs than it should.
I strongly recommend SuperF4. It does what ALT F4 should honestly do everywhere: kill the crap out of any process instantly.
I always use a neat little program called SuperF4 (https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/) for that. It runs in the background and let's you kill any foreground application like games or programs instantly by pressing CRTL+ALT+F4. Best of all, it's free and open source.
Well this will obviously be downvoted on here because people obviously don't like being able to quickly leave games, but if you do I've found a very small programme which hard quits any software that's active, simply by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F4.
I've found SuperF4 to be even faster at getting what I want done. Mostly closing a unresponsive program with a Ctrl-Alt-F4. Certainly doesn't help diagnosing the task issue, but it allows you to force close things in less steps.
For those who often encounter this Windows "feature", try SuperF4.
Low memory footprint, runs with elevated permission and can force almost any foreground program to close immediately.
https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
Not had this issue,.. (using R9 390).
It's not a solution, but I can suggest a little app called SuperF4..
It's similar to Alt+F4 but you press Ctrl+Alt+F4 and it kills whatever is in the foreground, even if it isn't responding. It will save you bringing up task manager, and also save you from a hard reboot on those occasions your game wont close and wont allow you to see the Task Manager window.
--- Edit--- Forgot the link: https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/
Yeah, always crashes for me as well after hanging for a while. Even closing it in my process tab takes a while. So, my new friend is super F4 to close it right away after i saved.
I run a background program called SuperF4, which normally allows you to hit Ctrl+Alt+F4 to process-kill the active window. The cool feature though, is that when you hit Windows key + F4, it turns your cursor into a skull icon, and clicking any window will immediately process-kill it. It's extremely satisfying to do, and is probably the reason I didn't disable that key in frustration a long time ago.
>Makes me have to play the game with the task manager active
SuperF4. Download, install, and enjoy the ability to immediately kill the foreground program.