How to Terminate Metro Style Apps on Button Click

Question

Hi

I want exit(terminate) my metro style application on Button Click event.

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Ravi Shankar

Answer 1

@Ravi - we would prefer that you don't do this.  Apps follow the application lifecycle and when the user is no longer using the app, it enters suspended state.  instead of terminating your app, you should just ensure you handle the suspend/resume states.  See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappdev/archive/2012/04/10/managing-app-lifecycle-so-your-apps-feel-quot-always-alive-quot.aspx

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Tim Heuer | Program Manager, XAML | http://timheuer.com/blog | @timheuer

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Answer 2

How about Application.Current.Exit() ? (and possibly Window.Current.Close() before that)

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Can Bilgin
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Answer 3

As Tim says, the Windows 8 app certification requirements prohibit this:

3.6 Your app must use the mechanisms provided by the system for those features that have them

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