Quick exits- how to close many open windows at once
It’s easy to have a lot of applications open at the same time. If the time comes when you would like to close some or all of them, there is a quicker way than clicking one at a time on the close button for each. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the icon in the task bar for each window you want to close. Continue to hold down the Ctrl key and right-click on any one of the previously selected icons in the taskbar. In the context menu that opens, choose “Close Group”. All the selected applications will close. If any application has unsaved work, it will prompt you.
Another less selective way uses the combination of the Alt key and the F4 key. Hold down the Alt key and press the F4 key. This will close whichever window has the focus. Repeated pressing of the F4 key while holding down the Alt key will keep closing windows. If you press F4 too many times, the PC shutdown menu will come up. But that’s a tip for another day.
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.
Comments
No comments yet.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.