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This wikiHow teaches you how to minimize a full-screen window on your Windows or Mac computer so you can see the desktop. Note: some programs (such as video games) will take longer than usual to minimize.
Steps
On Windows
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Find the “quit full screen” button. If you find the exit button to full screen mode on the window, just click it and then click the – sign in the upper right corner of the window to minimize it.
- When double-clicking on most video player windows (such as VLC or YouTube) you will exit full-screen mode.
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Press the Esc key to exit full screen mode. If you are viewing a video or photo in full screen mode, press the Esc key to exit.
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Use the Windows key ( Win ) to bring up the taskbar. When you press the key with the Windows icon, the taskbar will appear at the bottom of the desktop. You can then click the program’s icon in full screen to minimize it, or click the “Show Desktop” bar to the right of the taskbar.
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Press ⊞ Win + M to minimize all open windows. All open windows in full screen will be exited and minimized to the taskbar. Note: when you reopen any of the windows here, full screen mode will resume. [1] X Trusted Source Microsoft Support Go to Source
- Press ⊞ Win + ⇧ Shift + M to reopen all minimized programs.
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Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to close the program. Especially if you are playing a game and the machine is frozen, this key combination will be able to close the current window. To return to the desktop, do:
- Click Task Manager .
- Click the Processes tab.
- Click the program that is open in full screen.
- Click End task .
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Turn off the computer manually. If you can’t close a program that’s open in full screen, hold down your computer’s power button (or unplug it with a desktop computer) until it turns off. After restarting, the computer will exit all previously open windows.
On Mac
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Use the key combination ⌘ Command + Ctrl + F . This command will exit full screen mode, then you can click the yellow “Minimize” button in the upper right corner of the open window.
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Try pressing the Esc button at the top left of the keyboard to exit full screen mode. The Esc key is suitable for exiting full screen mode when you watch YouTube videos or pictures on your computer. You can click the yellow “Minimize” button located on the window after turning off full screen mode.
- If you are playing a game, the Esc key will not support minimizing the game window.
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Press ⌘ Command + M to minimize the current window. Return by clicking the thumbnail icon in the Dock, next to the trash can icon.
- With some programs, full screen mode will only exit after you use the above shortcut, which means you need to click the yellow “Minimize” button to minimize the window completely.
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Hide the window with the key combination ⌘ Command + H . When you press this key combination, the program’s windows will be hidden. These windows will not show up in the Dock; To reopen the program after hiding, you need to click on the application icon (such as TextEdit or Safari).
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Turn off full screen mode with the key combination ⌘ Command + F or ⌘ Command + ⏎ Return . If none of the keyboard shortcuts work, one of the following combinations can force the window to be minimized.
- If the game window is open, look at the keybindings to see if there’s an option to minimize or exit full-screen mode.
- If you’re playing games through Steam, the Steam app may affect your ability to minimize programs.
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Force close the program that is open in full screen. If the program freezes and none of the previous options work, press ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + Esc , click the program, and select Force Quit .
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Turn off the computer manually. If you can’t close a program that’s open in full screen, hold down your computer’s power button (or unplug it with a desktop computer) until it turns off. After restarting, the computer will exit all previously open windows.
Advice
- Especially when playing a game, you may need to save and exit to return to the desktop so that the game does not freeze or crash.
- Most games these days have a “Windowed Mode” or “Full Screen Windowed Mode” option that allows you to play the game in full-screen mode without completely lost control of some shortcuts.
Warning
- Outdated programs may crash when you try to minify.
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