Simple. Here are two handy keyboard shortcuts to save you time and mousing. Close all open programs A little-known set of keystrokes will shut down all active programs at once in no time.

Here are different ways to close all running apps and programs on Windows 11/10 using Task Manager, Command Prompt, PowerShell, etc.

Using PowerShell PowerShell is another way on Windows 11 to close all your chosen running apps. To use this method, open Windows Search (press Windows+S), type Notepad, and open the app.