Windows 8: window minimize only
You want to minimize all of the Windows only and closed completely, is the fastest by pressing a combination of:
- To do this, press the [Windows] key and [d].
- By pressing the key combination again, the window.

Minimize all Tabs: Windows + d
Windows 8 and 8.1: All of the Explorer window by keyboard shortcut close
With a familiar key combination, you can also close all the window in Windows 8 and 8.1 entirely.
- To do this, press [Alt] and [F4].
- The key combination, hold as long as pressed until all Windows are closed.
All of the Windows in Windows 8 using the task bar to close
- You hover with the mouse pointer in the taskbar on one of the open programs (see image).
- As soon as you select it with a left click, a contextual menu will appear.
- Here, select "close All Windows". All the window of this program or the Explorer will now be closed.

Window on task bar, close
Windows and processes under Windows 8 with the exit program
In addition, there is a useful program that you can lose a lot of work. It terminates the selected processes automatically and saves you from this the manual Closing of the window.
- The program "CloseAll" can you find in the CHIP download portal.
- After the Installation you can run the program directly.
- You put a hook in the Windows/programs you want to close.
- As soon as you click on "OK", it will send a Quit command and closed the window.

"CloseAll" to close all Windows
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