Windows 10: 'X' button does not close apps on Windows 10... minimises them to tray

Discus and support 'X' button does not close apps on Windows 10... minimises them to tray in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, I recently had a problem with the Windows 10 update, which the IT at work managed to fix, he reinstalled Windows. But now I can't close any apps,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by La Esméralda, Mar 31, 2021.

  1. LA ESMéRALDA
    La Esméralda Win User

    'X' button does not close apps on Windows 10... minimises them to tray


    Hi,


    I recently had a problem with the Windows 10 update, which the IT at work managed to fix, he reinstalled Windows. But now I can't close any apps, everytime I click on the 'X', the app is minimised to the tray, even though I disabled this feature. Everytime I need to close an app, I have to open the tray, right click on the app, and click on 'Exit'. So basically the 'X' button doesn't actually close the app. I already turned off the tablet mode feature, but nothing seems to work.


    Thanks for your help.

    :)
     
    La Esméralda, Mar 31, 2021
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  2. ICEEQUAL
    iceequal Win User

    Minimise/Restore/Close buttons not showing on Modern apps, Windows 10

    What is Windows 10 desktop supposed to look like?

    All my Modern apps - Weather, News, Calendar, Edge etc. exhibit blank (hidden?) close, minimise and restore/maximise buttons. Ok, by design perhaps? But when I hover over them they stay blank.

    The only sometimes exception is when I restore these apps after they have been minimised for a while. The minus, square and X buttons reappear for a short period, so the window buttons look like desktop apps (Chrome, iTunes, IE11 etc). But once I have closed and reopened them, they have gone blank again. I can't sense any logic to it.

    Am I seeing a kind of bug?


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    iceequal, Mar 31, 2021
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  3. PCL1904
    PCL1904 Win User
    why is my minimise/maximise button NOT working

    Windows 10 - a recent conversion from w7.

    New Intel driver downloaded but no change.

    minimise button not working, don't know what else I can say.

    Nor is Windows button+D /M as suggested on other sites.

    Screens will NOT minimise but the X button does work
     
    PCL1904, Mar 31, 2021
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  4. DONAL MCENERY
    Donal McEnery Win User

    'X' button does not close apps on Windows 10... minimises them to tray

    Size of close, Minimise and Maximise buttons

    Hi all,

    I have recently downloaded Windows 10 and was wondering if there was a way to reduce the size of the Close, Minimise and restore buttons at the top of each of my windows?

    Thanks
     
    Donal McEnery, Mar 31, 2021
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