Minimize All But Active Windows in Windows 8

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to minimize all but the active window on Windows 8 computers. We will show you two methods, one using a keyboard shortcut, and the other using your mouse. For this example, we're going to open several Windows. You can use any Windows, however.

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   Double-click "This PC"

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   Double-click on a folder

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   We will choose "VisiHow".

   

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   Double-click "This PC" again

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   It doesn't matter how many applications, programs or Windows we have open here. The key here is to make one window active by clicking on it. In this example, we currently have two Windows open. The window on the right is active. Let's switch and make the left window active.

   

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   Click on the inactive window

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   Its border should be a light color, unlike the border on the active window. In our case, because of our computer personalization settings, the active window is bordered in bright blue.

   

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   Now the window on the left is active

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   On our screen, it is bordered in blue. Let's minimize all Windows except for the one that is active.

   

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   Press and hold the Windows key on the keyboard

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   Press the "Home" key

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   All other Windows will be minimized except for the one that was active. Let's repeat this process using the mouse.

   

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   Open two Windows again

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   Select one window by clicking on it to make it active

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    Click and hold on the top bar of the active window

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    Wiggle the mouse to shake the window. This minimizes all inactive Windows.

    

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to minimize all but active Windows on Windows 8 computers

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