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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="topic" style="task"
+ id="process-kill">
+ <info>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2014-01-28" status="review"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#processes-info" group="processes-info" />
+ <link type="seealso" xref="process-identify-hog" />
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Phil Bull</name>
+ <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
+ <years>2014</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <desc>If a program stops working or freezes, you can force it to close.</desc>
+
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Kill (close) a program immediately</title>
+
+ <p>If a program stops working or freezes, you can force it to close ("kill" it) using <app>System Monitor</app>. Go to the <gui>Processes</gui> tab and click to select the process you want to kill. Then, click <gui>End Process</gui>.</p>
+
+ <p>If the process does not close after a few seconds, right-click it and select <gui>Kill</gui> from the menu that appears.</p>
+
+ <p>Using <gui>End Process</gui> tries to close the process properly, giving it time to save files and so on, whereas <gui>Kill</gui> forces it to close straight away. For some programs, this might mean that you lose unsaved files. You should always try <gui>End Process</gui> first.</p>
+
+</page>