Home > Computing Windows 11 Can End Tasks Right From the Taskbar—Here's How to Enable It The new 'End Task' button on the taskbar eases this process, but it's not enabled by default.

How to unlock End Task option on Windows 11’s taskbar If you enable the “End task” option, you can right-click on an application icon in the taskbar to end the application directly.

As these could crash often without any warning, the End Task feature can function as a convenient kill switch that helps users shut down errant applications without having to open Task Manager.

Currently, forcing a task to end in this manner requires that you fire up the Task Manager, locate the relevant task, select it and end it.