The bulk of this article deals with how to close apps running on the Modern UI side of Windows 8/8.1.
We’ve already covered the changes in how you can shut down a Windows 8 PC when needed, but this time we’ll take a look at how you can close an app in Windows 8 and 8.1. While the revamped Windows 8 Modern UI may be ideally suited for tablets, legacy Windows users accustomed to using the keyboard and mouse may find themselves a bit bewildered by the changes. If you’ve made the switch to Windows 8, you probably experienced a bit of a learning curve as you learned to navigate through the touch-optimized, “formerly known as Metro but now known informally as Modern UI” interface.
