Can I stop VP from loading, once it starts?

Rich Parry wrote on 1/24/2026, 12:45 PM

If I "accidentally" start to open VP, is there a way to stop it from completing, or must I wait the 20-30 seconds for VP to fully load before closing it?

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zzzzzz9125 wrote on 1/24/2026, 1:09 PM

In this case, I kill it through the Task Manager.

Of course, a bat script like this would also be useful:

taskkill /f /im vegas230.exe
rraud wrote on 1/24/2026, 4:13 PM

How about the free HOS script? 'Kill Vegas'

Rich Parry wrote on 1/24/2026, 5:52 PM

I was hoping for a "keyboard key" solution such as the ESC key.

Here is a USE CASE: I accendatally started VP21 when I really wanted VP23, or VP17, or VP19. I want to hit a key to stop loading. I've lived with this for decades, I can live with it "as is". It was just a wish.

CPU Intel i9-13900K Raptor Lake

Heat Sink Noctua  NH-D15 chromas, Black

MB ASUS ProArt Z790 Creator WiFi

OS Drive Samsung 990 PRO  NVME M.2 SSD 1TB

Data Drive Samsung 870 EVO SATA 4TB

Backup Drive Samsung 870 EVO SATA 4TB

RAM Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB

GPU ASUS NVDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Case Fractal Torrent Black E-ATX

PSU Corsair HX1000i 80 Plus Platinum

OS MicroSoft Windows 11 Pro

Rich in San Diego, CA