How to close all notepad instances in a single close operation

Question

I use notepad and often open multiple instances of it. Is there a way to close all instances of it in a single click ?

Closing them one at a is a real pain.

( I do not like to use notepad++ )

Solution 1

You can create a shortcut with command

taskkill.exe /im notepad.exe

Solution 2

If you would like to prevent the prompting:

taskkill.exe /F /im notepad.exe

Solution 3

If you have the "Group similar task bar buttons" option (Start > Properties > Taskbar) checked, then you should be able to right click on the Notepad group in the taskbar and close all instances of the application.

Comments

[heavyd]

In Windows XP you can Ctrl-click to select multiple items on the taskbar as well.

[RogUE]

Either this answer is not clear or it isn't intented for this question.

[Jaywalker]

/F switch can be added to avoid the save prompt and just kill all processes.