Keyboard Shortcut for closing all windows?

[ZENYO]

Is there a keyboard shortcut that will close all open windows?

[AuraEdge]

Alt+f4 * as many windows you have open?

I dont think there is one to close all windows, but I could be wrong.

[DVNT1]

Ctrl+Shift+W might work for you (but it doesn't for me on W2K). <--oops, that's for Opera


Alternately, if you have a way to bind keystrokes to a key sequence perhaps you could bind a series of "alt-F4"s...maybe 8 or 9 times?

[AuraEdge]

From Windows Help (WinXP Pro)
Topic - Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Subtopic - General Keyboard Shortcuts

Quote:

Windows keyboard shortcuts overviewUse shortcut keys as an alternative to the mouse when working in Windows. You can open, close, and navigate the Start menu, desktop, menus, dialog boxes, and Web pages using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts may also make it easier for you to interact with your computer.
Click a heading, or press TAB to highlight a heading, and then press ENTER.

General keyboard shortcuts

Press To
CTRL+C Copy.
CTRL+X Cut.
CTRL+V Paste.
CTRL+Z Undo.
DELETE Delete.
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
CTRL while dragging an item Copy selected item.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item.
F2 Rename selected item.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text.
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
CTRL+A Select all.
F3 Search for a file or folder.
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program.
ALT+Enter Displays the properties of the selected object.
ALT+SPACEBAR Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
CTRL+F4 Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
ALT+TAB Switch between open items.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window.
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu.
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu.
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu Carry out the corresponding command.
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program.
RIGHT ARROW Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
LEFT ARROW Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
F5 Refresh the active window.
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
ESC Cancel the current task.
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

If its not listed there, there probably isnt one...and I dont see it listed...

[strangerstill]

Ctrl-Alt-Del; Shift-End; Alt-E

Bring up Task Manager, select all programs, hit End Task
(Works in XP anyway)

[NeoStarO1]

Window Tip: Close Multiple Windows at the same time.

Still a little bit of work tho IMO.

Still looking to see of any others, or possibly a hotkey can be programmed on your keyboard to do this.

NeoStar

[Brangwen]

NeoStarO1:

I know what you mean. A year or two ago I expended much time and energy trying to map the keyboard for Win98se ... I tried several [IMO] crappy programs and hadn't really thought about it again till I read this thread.

Branfwen

[NeoStarO1]

Hi Brangwen, Ya Im looking for a way to make a hotkey to close them all at once, I suppose a person would have to create a batch file or some simple code to tie into an icon or something that will close all windows. Haven't figured it out yet. If I do I'll let you know, Ya i been through these searches many times.


NeoStar

[vass0922]

I imagine it could be done in a script, but would take some time to research how to switch tasks etc from a script/program etc.

I think the biggest problem, would be letting them end properly and not killing the tasks (which can lead to not getting memory back, excess temp files on your HD etc)

[NeoStarO1]

Hmmmmm,

Now that I think about it more, it seems if i recall correctly few years ago when I used netscape and if you clicked the x in the corner it would asked you if you wanted to close all windows. yes/no. I remember liking that feature, but never seen it with IE. Like having the option to either close all or just one. Surpised it hasn't been implemented in IE yet.

NeoStar