[header] How to close apps in windows 8 [title] Move your cursor towards the top left corner of the windows 8 desktop. [title] Move your cursor down along the fat left side of the desktop after a box appears in the top left corner. [title] Right-click on an app that you want to close. 
[title] Click " close " to close down the app. [step] Repeat this for any other apps that you also want to close to shut them down.