PowerShell is another way on Windows 11 to close all your chosen running apps. To use this method, open Windows Search (press ...

You can use it to close running apps and programs on Windows 11. Press CTRL+ALT+TAB to open Task Switcher. Now, you can repeatedly press TAB to highlight the app which you want to close.

You can stop apps from running in the background to save battery, data usage, and (some) system resources, and in this guide, we'll show you how on Windows 10.

The process of disabling background apps on a Windows 10 PC is slightly different but just as straightforward. It also allows you to prevent all apps from running in the background at once.

With just a handful of keystrokes you can shut down all active apps on your system via Task Manager's Programs tab. Plus: power off your PC by pressing three keys. The fastest way to close all ...

Microsoft's new Windows 10 PowerToys Run feature offers you a quick way to find and launch programs, folders, files, and other items by typing their names. Here's how PowerToys Run works.