Operating system shut down
US7788474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/482
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface and scheme is provided for facilitating shutting down an operating system. Aspects include the operating system receiving a command to initiate shut down, and automatically terminating graphical user interface (GUI) applications that delay shut down which do not have top level windows. Also, aspects provide a user, through a graphical user interface, the ability to automatically terminate all running applications in response to determining that a running GUI application has a top level window.
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