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I've noticed that when closing programs in windows 8, that they still run in the background.

I wondered how I can get rid of this, or disable background running programs. I saw a tutorial where they would show the win + c side panel and it would have permissions section, but when I do it the option isn't there.

So heres what I do to close a program, maybe theres a better way? a different way?

closing program and within the album is showing the program within the background.

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  • Can you name a particular program with which you have this problem?
    – user
    Aug 4, 2014 at 17:54
  • @MichaelKjörling - you can see a few of them in the taskmanager screenshot: Mail, Store, Solitaire, Minesweeper. I think it's pretty much every app. Aug 4, 2014 at 18:23

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You need to click on the top of the screen and drag-and-drop the app to the bottom of the screen.

Hold it down there (while keeping the mouse button pressed) for about 3 seconds until it flips over and you see the app's icon.

Release the mouse button and the app won't be suspended any more and will be terminated.

Step 1: Drag the app down to the bottom of the screen enter image description here

Step 2: Wait for about 3 seconds. Release mouse button when you see the app's icon enter image description here

UPDATE: Pressing Alt+F4 within the app works too

Source: answers.microsoft.com

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  • damn, thats an annoying way of closing them. Thanks for the help! Aug 4, 2014 at 19:20
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Point mouse toward the top left or bottom left corner of the screen. When a icon of any app appears, move the mouse along your screen's left edge. A bar containing all open apps except the currently active one will appear. Right click the thumbnail and choose close to close the app.

sources:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/view-or-close-your-open-apps-in-windows-8.html

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