Windows Prompts You to “End Task” When Shutting Down

Windows Prompts You to “End Task” When Shutting Down
If applications are not responding during the Windows shut down process, it will prompt you to “End Task” instead of completing the shut down process.

You will need to play with the AutoEndTasks value in the registry.

1. Click START–>RUN and type
REGEDIT. Click OK.

2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Control Panel
then Desktop

3. Double-Click the AutoEndTasks value.

4. Set it to 1 to automatically end tasks at shut down or restart.
Set it to 0 to disable automatically ending tasks at shut down or restart.