Solved Close Many windows at once

[Win7User512]

Not sure where to put this but:

In XP and Vista, you could hold down Ctrl, left click more than one window in the taskbar, and right click and close all the selected windows at once.

This doesn't seem to work in 7. Is this functionality still there but using different keys?

 

[bhuulo]

Not sure where to put this but:

In XP and Vista, you could hold down Ctrl, left click more than one window in the taskbar, and right click and close all the selected windows at once.

This doesn't seem to work in 7. Is this functionality still there but using different keys?

Shift+ left click opens more than 1 window and when u have grouped icons then simply right click on the icon shows the option to close all the selected windows... screenshot below of the close window...

 

[ilesal]

You can show desktop by hovering mouse to the right of the clock in the taskbar. Or click the same area and everything shrinks down so you can see the desktop.

[Alt+F4] - Close the active window.

But I am unable to find a short cut to close all active windows.

 

[Airbot]

Clicking once on the Show Desktop in the right corner like ilesal says is I think a much faster way than any other shortcuts.

 

[bhuulo]

I beg ur pardon but the original post is closing many windows at once not minimizing windows....

 

[Airbot]

Oh yeah, you right. My bad.

 

[Win7User512]

Shift+ left click opens more than 1 window and when u have grouped icons then simply right click on the icon shows the option to close all the selected windows... screenshot below of the close window...

Thanks, the close all will be handy. But to clarify, I may not want to close all windows of a particular type (many Notepads for example). I may want to close just 3 or 5 windows for example. Can this still be done? Or are we restricted to the extremes of all or none?

 

[Mark]

Another way to close a program is to use the middle button on your mouse and just click on the preview window.

 

[bhuulo]

Thanks, the close all will be handy. But to clarify, I may not want to close all windows of a particular type (many Notepads for example). I may want to close just 3 or 5 windows for example. Can this still be done? Or are we restricted to the extremes of all or none?

What is know is extreme of all or none...

 

[ilesal]

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.

 

[Orbital Shark]

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

 

[TimStitt]

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".

 

[Agrippa]

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.