programmatically close win8 app

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I've begun tinkering with making windows 8 apps And I want to make an exit button.

The problem is that Environment.Exit() and this.Close() that I'd use in winforms isn't in scope here.

anyone know how to close the app Programmatically?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '12 at 16:18

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Application.Current.Exit();

But closing a Metro app is not recommended. It is usually suspended.

answered Oct 05 '12 at 16:18

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This just minimizes the app. – BrainSlugs83 Jun 18 '15 at 05:55
Yay, any update on this? Is there a suspend counter part for this? – JohnTortugo Jan 26 '16 at 01:42

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 05 '12 at 07:23

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Application.Exit

But be careful. You can fail certification by having code which forcefully closes the App. Make sure to read up on Certification Guidance if you plan to release to the store:

Your app must neither programmatically close nor offer UI affordances to close it. Windows 8 Process Lifetime Management closes Windows Store apps automatically.

edited Dec 05 '12 at 07:23

Shadow The GPT Wizard

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answered Oct 05 '12 at 16:16

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Microsoft has relaxed their guidance on this a bit on req 3.6 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx#acr_changelog – Chris Ballance Mar 19 '15 at 20:03

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 30 '14 at 19:18

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Application.Current.Exit();

This was not allowed, but requirement 3.6, which used to not allow this, seems to be removed : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx#acr_changelog

answered Sep 30 '14 at 19:18

Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi

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