Task host window at shutdown - solution

The "Task Host Window" message always appears on shutdown when processes still have to be ended. It often takes a while for the Windows taskhost.exe host process to finish all the processes that are still running.

1. Press the key combination "Windows" + "R".
2. Enter the "taskschd.msc" command in the Run window and click "OK" (see Figure 1).
3. Open the following directories on the left: "Task Scheduler" > "Task Scheduler Library" > "Microsoft" > "Windows" (see Figure 2).
4. Now search for "TextServicesFramework" in this folder (see figure 3, step 1).
5. Double click on the "MsCtfMonitor" entry (see figure 3, step 2) and switch to the "Trigger" tab (see figure 4, step 1).
6. Now click on the "Edit ..." button (see image 4, step 2)
7. In the following window, remove the checkmark at "Activated" (see figure 4, step 3) and acknowledge both windows with "OK" .
8. Finally, just right-click on "MsCtfMonitor" and select "Deactivate" (see Figure 5).

Task host window is still displayed - This may be the problem

If the "Task Host Window" message still appears during shutdown, this may be related to the connected external devices.

• Remove all devices such as mouse, keyboard, speakers, printer, etc. and shut down your PC. To do this, press and hold the on / off switch for a few seconds.
• Normally, the message should no longer appear. Now plug in each device individually and start up and shut down the PC.
• This tells you which of your peripheral devices is the trigger for the error. At best, update its driver or replace the affected device.