Close all Chrome browser or Firefox browser instances at once

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After a good session of web usage I often have 10 or more Chrome or Firefox instances open at once. Closing each browser is tedious.

Is there an orderly way to shut down all browser instances at once without killing the process?

Is shutting down the browser by killing the process unhealthy in any way? I mostly run Windows for web surfing.

surfasb · Answer 1 · 2011-11-19 00:01:15Z

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Under each browser, if you go to their respective menus, eg File Menu for Firefox and Tools for Chrome, click the Exit.

It will shutdown all instances.

answered Nov 19 '11 at 0:01

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Works! Firefox: File > Exit Chrome: Wrench (options) > Exit – steampowered Nov 19 '11 at 3:49

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leonigmig · Answer 2 · 2012-05-11 05:10:20Z

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Windows 7? Right click the taskbar icon for Chrome / Firefox and click "close all windows".

answered May 11 at 5:10

I do not see a "close all windows" option when I right click on the Chrome icon or the Firefox icon. – steampowered May 11 at 20:34

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