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CLOSING APPLICATIONS WITH TASKMAN

In Windows 3.x there was a program called TASKMAN.EXE, the Task Manager. This still exists in Windows 95, although the window it presents you with is modified from the previous version. You can access the Task Manager by clicking on the Start button, choosing Run ..., and then typing TASKMAN in the field for the name of the program to run. (You don't have to enter the name in all capitals, lowercase will do.) You will be presented with a list of the currently running tasks, and you can choose which one (or ones) to close down by clicking on the name and then choosing End Task on the Windows menu. You could also choose the Switch to option on this menu in order to re-start the program, but this is probably unnecessary since it should be already present on your taskbar and you can easily switch to it by clicking on the proper button of the taskbar.