Quick way to close all virtual desktops

Question

Is there a quick way to close all virtual desktops? I have close to 400 and it's very slow and time consuming to close each one.

The other posts similar to this didn't work, the Ctrl+windows+F4 didn't close unless I was in the Task View and then you have to open it again each time.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hi JonathanTodd6,

Good day! This is Jhakesong and I will be happy to assist you with this.

I am sorry to hear about the inconvenience. Give this power shell script a try and see if it suits your needs in closing the virtual desktops at once.

Copy and paste this code in a notepad and save it as a .ps1 file and run it with powershell.

Function CloseVirtualDesktopInWin10

{

$KeyShortcut = Add-Type -MemberDefinition @"

[DllImport("user32.dll")]

static extern void keybd\_event(byte bVk, byte bScan, uint dwFlags, UIntPtr dwExtraInfo);

//WIN + CTRL + F4: Close the virtual desktop

public static void CloseVirtualDesktopInWin10()

{

    //Key down

    keybd\_event((byte)0x5B, 0, 0, UIntPtr.Zero); //Left Windows key 

    keybd\_event((byte)0x11, 0, 0, UIntPtr.Zero); //CTRL

    keybd\_event((byte)0x73, 0, 0, UIntPtr.Zero); //F4

    //Key up

    keybd\_event((byte)0x5B, 0, (uint)0x2, UIntPtr.Zero);

    keybd\_event((byte)0x11, 0, (uint)0x2, UIntPtr.Zero);

    keybd\_event((byte)0x73, 0, (uint)0x2, UIntPtr.Zero);

}

"@ -Name CloseVirtualDesktop -UsingNamespace System.Threading -PassThru

$KeyShortcut::CloseVirtualDesktopInWin10()

}

Function CloseAllVirtualDesktopInWin10() {

$maxNumber=1..800

foreach ($n in $maxNumber)

{

    CloseVirtualDesktopInWin10

}

}

CloseAllVirtualDesktopInWin10

Here is how to use it:

https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/clos...

Reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/a...

Note:

1. Press Windows key + X, launch Windows Powershell Admin
2. Paste this command and press enter:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

3. Right click your .ps1 file and run it with Powershell.

Let me know how it goes. Have a great day!

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Answer 2

That worked! Thank you so much!