Close an App Using a Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 8

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to close an application using a keyboard shortcut on Windows 8 computers.

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   Let's open up an application

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   We will select one from the start menu. The start menu can be accessed from the lower-left corner of the screen. Move the mouse to the lower-left corner and then click. Now the start menu is open.

   

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   Click on any app to open it

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   For example, let's open "Hands Free Cake Book". This is a very fun application for anyone into cooking. Plus, it has a hands-free mode, which helps keep the computer clean while cooking. It uses the camera to detect hand motion and flips the pages. Let's turn this application off using a keyboard shortcut.

   

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   Press and hold the Windows key and then press the down arrow key

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   Now the application is closed. Let's go back to desktop.

   

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   Click "Desktop"

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   This concludes our tutorial on how to close an app using a keyboard shortcut on Windows 8 computers

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