Close All Windows - The Easy Way
This little tool lets you to close all running applications with just one click. It doesn’t use system resources because it only flashes a ‘close’ signal to all open windows on the desktop and then ceases. Just create a shortcut to the tool in the Start Menu, Quick Launch, Windows 7 Taskbar or elsewhere.
Advanced Options
If you want to prevent certain applications from being to be closed by Close All, you can add a simple exclusion list to the CloseAll.exe command line.
- Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties from the context menu:
- Go to the Shortcut tab, Target and add -x="app-to-exclude.exe":
You can separate multiple values with “|” (pipe), example:
-x="explorer.exe|firefox.exe|msnmsgr.exe"
Click OK to save the shortcut properties. Remember, you'd better test it before using it!
If you are looking for the way to close all open windows using a keyboard shortcut, check out WindowSpace - Ctrl+Win+Alt+F4, by default.
