

Search and add the apps that you don’t want to force quit using this shortcut app. Its recommended adding apps like browsers in the exception list because this could kill the current downloads, even if you don’t want to.

Furthermore, you can exclude the Apps for which you don’t want to use this Force Quit Shortcut.Click on the App button beside the Quit option, and choose App or All Apps from the dropdown.

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I'm going to show you the simplest method (because there is a more challenging way to do this from the terminal, but I don't want to frighten you away from the terminal).Īlso: How to install Linux applications from the command line If you find the Force Quit tool doesn't work for the app you want to kill, or maybe you're interested in getting familiar with the command line interface, let me show you how easy it is to kill an app. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form.

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