Is there a command to close all open programs with one
shortcut key. I remember someone using this a few years
back. Just as I can use "Windows+M" to minimise all
windows, "ALT+F4" to close current active window, I would
like to close all open windows with a shortcut.

Please help

Thanks in Advance.
-Nivesh

"Nivesh Navale" wrote:

>Is there a command to close all open programs with one
>shortcut key. I remember someone using this a few years
>back. Just as I can use "Windows+M" to minimise all
>windows, "ALT+F4" to close current active window, I would
>like to close all open windows with a shortcut.
>
>Please help
>
>Thanks in Advance.
>-Nivesh

One solution a bit complicated:
Uses cmdow from www.commandline.co.uk to do window handling
and Hotkeycontrol to (re-)assign windows-key in combination with "c"
http://www.digital-miner.com/hkcontrol.html

Assign this batch to WIN+C in hkcontrol:
::CloseAll.Cmd:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
@echo off
cmdow @ /HID
For /F %%A in ('cmdow /B /T') do cmdow %%A /CLS
exit

HTH
--
Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

Using freeware CLOSE.EXE from tip 431 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com

close *



On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:26:07 +0200, "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Nivesh Navale" wrote:
>
>>Is there a command to close all open programs with one
>>shortcut key. I remember someone using this a few years
>>back. Just as I can use "Windows+M" to minimise all
>>windows, "ALT+F4" to close current active window, I would
>>like to close all open windows with a shortcut.
>>
>>Please help
>>
>>Thanks in Advance.
>>-Nivesh
>
>One solution a bit complicated:
>Uses cmdow from www.commandline.co.uk to do window handling
>and Hotkeycontrol to (re-)assign windows-key in combination with "c"
>http://www.digital-miner.com/hkcontrol.html
>
>Assign this batch to WIN+C in hkcontrol:
>::CloseAll.Cmd:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>@echo off
>cmdow @ /HID
>For /F %%A in ('cmdow /B /T') do cmdow %%A /CLS
>exit
>
>HTH


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:20:01 -0700, "Nivesh Navale" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Is there a command to close all open programs with one
>shortcut key. I remember someone using this a few years
>back. Just as I can use "Windows+M" to minimise all
>windows, "ALT+F4" to close current active window, I would
>like to close all open windows with a shortcut.
>
>Please help
>
>Thanks in Advance.
>-Nivesh


Useing freeware close.exe from tip 431 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com

close *


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman wrote:

>
>Using freeware CLOSE.EXE from tip 431 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
>http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>close *
>
Thanks for the hint Jerold,
due to it's versatility and only 6k more in size I prefer cmdow.

I'd like to know an easier way to (re-)assign commands to keys in
combination with the windows key, but found only that hkcontrol.

--
Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:01:04 +0200, "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Jerold Schulman wrote:
>
>>
>>Using freeware CLOSE.EXE from tip 431 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
>>http://www.jsiinc.com
>>
>>close *
>>
>Thanks for the hint Jerold,
>due to it's versatility and only 6k more in size I prefer cmdow.
>
>I'd like to know an easier way to (re-)assign commands to keys in
>combination with the windows key, but found only that hkcontrol.


I use an old version of fastkey (http://www.tucows.com/preview/325038.html)
that works on all NT-based platforms.



Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman wrote:
Thanks again Jerold,

>I use an old version of fastkey (http://www.tucows.com/preview/325038.html)
>that works on all NT-based platforms.
>
The feature list makes it an alternative to hkcontrol which also runs
on 98,Me - nt isn't mentioned.

But I thought more of a reghack or similar to have the windows-key
available in defining hotkeys when creating links.

--
Greetings
Matthias________________________________________
For help on nt commands enter in a cmd window:
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm XP>HH ntcmds.chm