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How do I exit a Modern UI app?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202688185 views
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So I downloaded and installed Windows 8. I'm very impressed, except for one thing. I don't have touch, and I have this running in a virtual machine. How do I exit one of these full screen Modern UI apps using just a mouse and a keyboard? Right now my only method to exit one of these guys is to send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the machine. I'm sure that's not the right way... anyone figured this out?

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Use the keyboard. Alt + F4 still works like a charm Use the top edge: Move your mouse or finger to the top of the screen {except for the top left extreme and top right extreme} Click/tap and drag to bottom of screen. The app will close when you get to the bottom. Use the left edge: Bring the cursor in the very top (or bottom) left corner of the screen then move the mouse against the border up (or down). Now you can: Middle click any app to close it. Right click any app to show the contextual me…

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