And no-one knows exactly what MS envisaged.

Yes. We can only judge from what they put in the final product.

In reply to a post by AEP:

I suspect they did - why else did they build it in to the system?

it's left over from earlier versions

In reply to a post by Banger:

From the desktop with a mouse, move to upper left and right click - close on App.

Thanks, another non-intuitive one !

Windows 6.2 is such fun

In reply to a post by yarwell:

In reply to a post by AEP:

I suspect they did - why else did they build it in to the system?

it's left over from earlier versions

Wrong, they are intended

In reference to windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/new-keyboard-shortcuts:

With Windows 8 and Windows RT, you can use the keyboard shortcuts you're already using, and you'll find new ones too.

that just shows they are intentionally left over, like a very large part of Windows is.

They weren't invented for 6.2 but I wasn't implying they were there by accident - just that your typical user in the general population doesn't know Alt-F4 and ends up staring at the screen wondering how to close the app so I doubt it was the design use case for a keyboard & mouse.

and the answer from MS is.....


"Close an app. When you�re not using an app you opened from the Start screen, Windows will eventually close it. But you can also manually close an app if you want to."

In reply to a post by yarwell:

that just shows they are intentionally left over

Wrong, the link also lists a whole new set of keyboard shortcuts that have been incorporated.

similarly on the Apple iPhone.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

In reply to a post by yarwell:

that just shows they are intentionally left over

Wrong, the link also lists a whole new set of keyboard shortcuts that have been incorporated.

So if I'm wrong the old ones were accidentally left over. LOL.