How to close a Windows 8 app

This tutorial will show you how to close a Windows 8 application.

Many people have a question how to close the application if in full-screen mode everything is focused on the touch interface and there are no crosses and "Close" buttons.

There are several ways:

1. Move the mouse cursor up.

1.2. And hold down the right mouse button.

1.3. While still holding down the right mouse button, move the application to the bottom of the screen and release.

The application has closed.

2. Move the mouse cursor over the upper left corner. Windows will appear with an image of applications that are in the background.

2.2. Left-click on the application window you want to close. And choose "Close".

3. When the application is open, press the Alt + F4 key combination and the application will close.

4. You can also close the application using the task manager. We call it using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Esc or find it in the menu.

Select the desired application and click "End task".

In these different ways, you can close the Windows 8 metro applications. Hope this article was helpful to you. Good luck!