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How to close all open windows at once?

How do I close all opened windows at once?

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bert [Entry]

"Simultaneously close all open windows:

While pressing the Ctrl key, successively click each of the task icons on the taskbar.
Right-click the last task icon, and choose Close Group.

If you only want to minimize the windows, use the 'Show Desktop' shorcut."
bert [Entry]

"After doing Ctrl-Shift-Esc, go to applications. Then, press shift down and end task, all of them will end (You might get a confirmation message or something depending on the program).

Sometimes, even when you close a program, the processes of the program (The biggest example is an unclosed connection to a local file) may still be on your computer. Most of the time, these processes are mainly overlooked by the owner software because they use almost no space. However, if you still want to end them, just to be meticulous, go to processes and you'll have to end them one by one."
"After doing Ctrl-Shift-Esc, go to applications. Then, press shift down and end task, all of them will end (You might get a confirmation message or something depending on the program).

Sometimes, even when you close a program, the processes of the program (The biggest example is an unclosed connection to a local file) may still be on your computer. Most of the time, these processes are mainly overlooked by the owner software because they use almost no space. However, if you still want to end them, just to be meticulous, go to processes and you'll have to end them one by one."
bert [Entry]

"I just found myself a quick way of doing this after a very long overtime work today.

Win10 user here:
+ Tab ( Will bring up something like Win Aero )
then
Press Delete until every window on your display is gone.

Sadly, if you have multi monitor/display, I don't know how to Delete/close the other windows yet."
bert [Entry]

"It's not a one-click solution but it is the fastest I know with my Windows 7 Pro

Open taskbar properties (right click > properties) or (Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Taskbar and Start Menu)
Select ""Group similar taskbar buttons"" = ""Group similar taskbar buttons"", and click OK
Your windows are now grouped, right-click and select ""Close all windows""
Go back to taskbar properties to restore your old settings"