How To Close Chrome Tab, Window, Browser

Close tabs and windows

• Tabs: Click the x icon on the tab, or use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+W (Windows and Linux) and ⌘-W (Mac) to close a tab.
• Windows: Click the x icon in the corner of the window, or use the keyboard shortcuts Alt+F4 (Windows and Linux) and ⌘-Shift-Y(Mac) to close a window. Closing the last tab in a window also automatically closes the window.
• Google Chrome: Click the wrench icon  on the browser toolbar and select Exit to close all open tabs and windows. Mac users: If you don’t see the wrench icon, select Chrome > Quit Google Chrome on the menu bar at the top of your screen.

If you accidentally close a tab or window, easily recover it on the New Tab page.

Force a webpage or application to close

1. Click the wrench icon  on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Tools.
3. Select Task manager.
4. Select the webpage you’d like to close.
5. Click End process.

You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Esc (Windows and Linux) to open the Task Manager. Mac users: If you don’t see the wrench icon, open the Task Manager by going to View > Developer > Task Manager on the menu bar at the top of your screen.

Clicking End process places an “Aw, Snap!” message in the affected tab and tabs opened by that tab.[source]