The X button in the upper right corner of a touch screen display does not really shut down the current program. For example, if you are working on a Word Mobile document and open Calendar to check an appointment, when you tap on Calendar’s X button Word Mobile pops back up and you no longer see Calendar. But Calendar is still running in the background, using some of your system RAM to do it. If you open enough programs, you will run low on RAM and your system may slow down.
You can completely close down any or all of your running programs from the Start >Settings >System >Memory >Running Programs tab. But that’s a rather long-winded process. Fortunately, many devices come with a third-party task manager that lets you close down programs completely. In addition, there are a number of third-party task switchers that modify the X button so that it completely shuts down a program. If you’re interested in doing this, check out these programs:
- InClose Mobile: Express Edition v5.0 (freewareppc.com)
- HandySwitcher: (dinarsoft.com)
- Spb Pocket Plus (spbsoftwarehouse.com)
Windows Mobile 6 HTC touch screen devices
If you have a Windows Mobile 6 touch screen device manufactured by HTC, you already have this capability built in, but you need to activate it:
- Go to Start >Settings >System >Task Manager and tap on the Button tab.
- Tap on the check box at the top of the screen, labeled “Enable the X button to end running programs.”
- Select one of the two options below this: “End programs by tapping X” or “End programs by tapping and holding X.”
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