briany wrote: » I have an old PC game that I'm playing, but it has a problem that when I close the game, the splash screen of the game remains, and kind of freezes the desktop. I have to launch the task manager with ctrl-shift-esc and then sometimes I can't even interact with that to close the game fully. Or I have to run a taskkill command from my phone to a remote control program on my PC. What I would like is a script or a way to schedule a task such that it detects when this specific game is hanging on closedown, and force closes it, in order to save me the above rigmarole, and also to save it for others in the house playing the game who wouldn't have any concept of how to force close the game. Any suggestions?
Slippin Jimmy wrote: » I hope this is of some use to you. I use it as I have a similar situation to you.https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/555619
Slippin Jimmy wrote: » It usually closes the programme within 20 to 30 seconds. Let us know how you get on.
ED E wrote: » What happens when you ALT-F4 instead of using the games exit function?
briany wrote: » Nothing. Anyway, I wanted something that would be automatic. Don't see AutoEndTasks on my Regedit.
smuggler.ie wrote: » Be cautious with that reg tweak. Depending on PC usage it might have inadvertent effects on other programs and how Windows behave on shutdown.https://www.howtogeek.com/282062/control-how-long-windows-waits-before-killing-apps-at-shutdown/
briany wrote: » The reg entry doesn't seem to appear on Windows 10. At least, not on my install. When I ran the game last night, it exited cleanly, for some reason, so I didn't bother to apply anything.
