Toni Dimaano Tech 02.20.2023 01:Feb AM EST

Microsoft Will Soon Add An End Task Option Directly From The Windows 11 Taskbar

By adding a new option that will appear when users right-click an app's taskbar icon, Microsoft will soon give Windows 11 people a new way to terminate inactive processes.

According to Bleeping Computer, the new functionality is currently being developed as a hidden feature of Windows 11 build 25300 in the Windows Insider developer channel.

The New Feature Is Still Being Tested

The Windows 11 Build 25300, which is presently accessible to Insiders on the Development channel, now includes the End Task option, according to Microsoft.

However, the company has still not made it available, as is typically the case with brand-new features that are still under development.

Earlier this week, Windows Insider PhantomOcean found the feature, tweeted about it, and published a screenshot of it on their Twitter account.

"You will soon be able to quickly end an entire task/process by right clicking it on the taskbar and choosing a new 'End task' option, Task Manager style," he said.

While some applaud Microsoft's efforts to enhance the OS with more tools for power users, this might perhaps spell trouble for users who unintentionally select the new "End task" option and close their apps without saving.

It would be preferable to have this appear upon hitting a modifier key, such as CTRL or ALT, similar to how Apple's macOS hides some (context) menu choices.

Users can run this command using the ViVe tool created by Windows enthusiast Albacore to activate this hidden feature.

When turned on, the Jump List that appears when one right-clicks an app icon in the Windows 11 taskbar will now include a new "End task" option.

Beta News details the steps as follows:

Start by downloading the tool from GitHub
Extract the contents of the zip file to, for example, C:\ViVeTool
Open the Command Prompt with administrator privileges
Type cd C:\ViVeTool and press Enter (changing the path if necessary)
Type vivetool /enable /id:42592269 and press Enter
Restart Windows

Windows 11 Is Also Working On Some Other Things For Users

Microsoft is also putting the finishing touches on native Windows 11 RGB lighting settings that support computer devices like mouse and gaming keyboards.

After being added, users will not have to install third-party software from device manufacturers, which is notorious for being, at best, problematic and, more likely, rife with security problems.

According to Bleeping Computer, the hidden feature of Windows 11 build 25295 in the Windows Insider developer channel is currently being worked on and will include the new RBG lighting settings discovered by Albacore.

It can also be remembered that Redmond recently disclosed that it had begun testing the addition of support for multiple Notepad tabs and has at long last given the Windows 11 Snipping Tool a built-in screen recorder.

The company is also experimenting with introducing live kernel memory dumps to the Windows 11 Task Manager, a function that would greatly simplify the process of identifying bugs and performance problems.