close all open folders in file explorer

[user124]

Hi all,

I want to create a bat file that can close all open folders in the file explorer. However, it should not close any programs that are open (for example: excel, outlook, web browsers etc). Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[Eureka!]

What have you tried yourself? And where did that go wrong?

If you have Launch folder windows in a separate process enabled:

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taskkill.exe /im explorer.exe

If you have that setting disbaled:

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taskkill.exe /im explorer.exe /F & explorer.exe

The second command could also be used in the first case, but then does a lot of unneeded work.

(both commands are untested)