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# Enable End Task With Right Click

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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## Description

Enables option to end task when right clicking a program in the taskbar

Preview Code

    {
      "Content": "Enable End Task With Right Click",
      "Description": "Enables option to end task when right clicking a program in the taskbar",
      "category": "Essential Tweaks",
      "panel": "1",
      "Order": "a006_",
      "InvokeScript": [
        "$path = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\TaskbarDeveloperSettings\"
          $name = \"TaskbarEndTask\"
          $value = 1

          # Ensure the registry key exists
          if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
            New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
          }

          # Set the property, creating it if it doesn't exist
          New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -PropertyType DWord -Value $value -Force | Out-Null"
      ],
      "UndoScript": [
        "$path = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\TaskbarDeveloperSettings\"
          $name = \"TaskbarEndTask\"
          $value = 0

          # Ensure the registry key exists
          if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
            New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
          }

          # Set the property, creating it if it doesn't exist
          New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -PropertyType DWord -Value $value -Force | Out-Null"
      ],
      "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/EndTaskOnTaskbar"
    }

## Invoke Script

    $path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDeveloperSettings"
          $name = "TaskbarEndTask"
          $value = 1

          # Ensure the registry key exists
          if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
            New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
          }

          # Set the property, creating it if it doesn't exist
          New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -PropertyType DWord -Value $value -Force | Out-Null

## Undo Script

    $path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarDeveloperSettings"
          $name = "TaskbarEndTask"
          $value = 0

          # Ensure the registry key exists
          if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
            New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
          }

          # Set the property, creating it if it doesn't exist
          New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -PropertyType DWord -Value $value -Force | Out-Null

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August 7, 2024