How do you exit fullscreen mode?

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I've opened fullscreen mode in Internet Explorer or Chrome on the Desktop. How do I exit out of it again?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 28 '13 at 03:49

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If you have a USB keyboard

Simply press F11.

If you have a touch or type cover

Pressing Fn + Page Up is the equivalent for F11.

If you have no keyboard

Press and hold (your finger) anywhere within the page to reveal the context menu. This pops open the top navigation elements as well and allows you to exit fullscreen mode.

edited Feb 28 '13 at 03:49

Sathyajith Bhat

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answered Feb 28 '13 at 00:02

Oliver Salzburg

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score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 29 '13 at 20:47

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Drag your finger to the upper right corner and an exit full screen (F11) will appear for you to click on.

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Heptite

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answered Dec 29 '13 at 20:21

Mark

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 24 '15 at 18:23

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In Firefox click the upper left corner. It's quite precise so I clîck it a few times to get it.

answered Feb 24 '15 at 18:23

noelicus

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 28 '13 at 02:20

In windows 8, if you are using the Internet explorer tile, you will have to either use the windows button or drag your mouse into the bottom or top left corners of the screen to reveal the application switcher or home screen.

You may also try just switching to another application if you want to keep it open by pressing alt+tab.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 15:58

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As a workaround, try starting browsing from a File Manager view. Just type something in the address bar to replace "My Documents" with like http://www.google.com and hit enter. IE will take over the window in normal mode.

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mtneagle

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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The problem is that different apps act differently, and the behavior is state dependent.

I posted my findings here; How do I exit a Modern UI app? windows 8 - How do I exit a Modern UI app? - Super User

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answered Nov 02 '14 at 23:12

AnneTheAgile

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score -1 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 13 '16 at 11:42

I looked-up on other discussions and found exact solution after my personal experiment.

go charm from right screen by gesture -> setting -> change PC setting
turn on different type of on-screen keyboard by "keyboard" in "ease of access"
enjoy the "F11" in front of you to turn off full screen mode
swipe from left screen to send back IE or other program stuck in full screen mode then use the F11 key.

How do you exit fullscreen mode?

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If you have a USB keyboard

If you have a touch or type cover

If you have no keyboard

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