Is there a way to get a Close button on Plex for Windows Player? To be clear, Close = terminate the application. Unless I’m missing something, the easiest way currently is to “Exit full screen” and then right click on the taskbar and close window. I believe there’s a shortcut too, but no one would ever guess this.
It’s cleverly disguised as the teeny-weenie ‘x’ if you want to terminate a stream.
You will be well advised to NEVER put the thing in Full Screen mode - and close it from there. You will be well advised to minimize the page - and close it from there.
A whole host of Plex Employees will be along shortly to tell you it’s all working perfectly - but you and I know that is not the case.
If you terminate a session in ‘Full Screen’ you’re gonna pay the price later - guaranteed.
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I’m not sure what the issue is unless Windows version is different to Mac version. Full screen there is a double ended arrow thingie available in full screen and after using the Stop X, it’s in top menu bar.
That doesn’t show up in all clients - when you need it.
I stopped closing full-screen Plex apps a LONG time ago - a practice that has paid off in dividends that are hard to imagine.
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So my clients are all compliant, some good news for me today.
Perhaps.
I don’t own a MAC, or Shield.
On anything else - if you close a ‘Full Screen’ client.
Good Luck.
If you’re interested in a non-mouse way to do it, there’s always Alt-F4…
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So escape on keyboard won’t work?
We used to tell guys to do that in Battlefield Vietnam…
It was a hoot… (and still is, come to think of it)
Plex is relying on the Windows UI for closing, resizing, minimizing, but I should be able to do that from within the app at anytime. I should not have to minimize first. That’s not intuitive.
Like others are saying, Plex does gets stuck in fullscreen and hides the Windows X button. It’s also wacky no doubt in 4K. Plex currently has about 20 buttons on the fullscreen UI already. A close (and minimize) would be my most used feature honestly, as I and non-techie users need to switch over to the browser and other streaming apps.
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Esc closes modals/menus. It doesn’t even close the player. X does that – sorta. It opens up a confirmation modal.
The Windows controls do not show up on all my PC’s. Screenshot below. The close button needs to be in the Plex app, not outside it. I should not need to resize the window to close the app. And you just made me realize that every time I OPEN Plex I need to maximize it!
The screenshot is my PC which has no Windows controls. This is a long time bug I believe.
Oh… wait a minute…
You got an icon… the angular arrows will send the full-screen hounds back to the kennel. (upper right)
You gotta play by the rules, Man… (others don’t have that icon…or it does something totally unexpected…lol)
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Thats how it is supposed to be, use the X to close Double arrow to bust the full screen.
Another point in Alt-F4’s favor: If you close the Plex desktop app while it’s full-screen, using Alt-F4, the next time you open it it will return to full-screen. Obviously this won’t work if you need a completely mouse-driven experience. Unless you can bind that key combination to a mouse button.
Here’s something…
I use PMP for the TV.
I use it in Full Screen/TV View.
It has no other purpose.
I open and close it on the TV.
When it opens it’s ready for use.
When I close it - I’m done with it for now.
If one has a dedicated use for an app - do that.
If one has a variable use for an app - don’t do that.
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