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  1. Orbital Shark
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    ilesal said:
    Whilst searching for an answer I found out that you can hold Ctrl and press W to close all open windows.

    I am determine to find the answer to your question and will post back when I do.
    Just tried it & it only closes the current open window. Nice idea though
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  3. TimStitt
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       New #12

    If they are all the same type, e.g. Windows Explorer Windows you can right click on the taskbar grouping and select "Close All windows".
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  4. Agrippa
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    Windows 7 64-bit
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    I remember a program doing something similar - here's the link. The limitation is that it will try to close down all open programs, including Windows Explorer, so you need to add a few filters to stop this. The final product is a single-keystroke shortcut.

    However, clever as it is, I sometimes wonder if programs like this are worth the effort.
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