How to Open and Close the Microsoft Windows Clock App (Windows 11)

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This tutorial covers:

  1. What is Windows Clock?
  2. How to Open Windows Clock
  3. How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar With Search
  4. How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar With Right Click
  5. How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar From Start
  6. How to Pin Windows Clock to Start
  7. How to Close Windows Clock With Click
  8. How to Close Windows Clock With Hover
  9. How to Close Windows Clock With Hover and Right Click
  10. How to Close Windows Clock With Right Click
  11. How to Close Windows Clock With Keyboard Shortcut

 

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What is Windows Clock?

Windows 11 comes with the Windows Clock app. The Windows Clock includes a timer, alarm, stopwatch, and world clock. Integrate Spotify with Windows Clock to play music during Focus Sessions, or keep track of tasks with both the Windows Clock and the Microsoft To Do app.

 

 

 

How to Open Windows Clock

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the "Start" (four blue squares) button.

The cursor clicks the Start (four blue squares) button on the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click in the search bar at the top and type "clock".

The cursor clicks inside the search bar at the top of the open Start window.

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click one of these buttons to open Windows Clock.
    A blue rectangle surrounds the "Clock App" on the left side of the search results window. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Clock App" in the upper right of the search results window, and another blue rectangle surrounds the "Open" button in the middle right side of the search results window.

     
  •  The Windows Clock app opens.

The computer screen displays the open, maximized Windows Clock app window.

 

 

 

How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar With Click

  • Step 1: First go down to the taskbar and click the "Start" (four blue squares) button.

The cursor clicks the Start (four blue squares) button on the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click in the search bar at the top and type "clock".

 The cursor clicks inside the search bar at the top of the open Start window.

 

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click "Pin to taskbar".

The cursor clicks the "Pin to taskbar" option in the middle right side of the search results screen.

 

  • Step 4: Click the pinned Windows Clock icon on the taskbar to open Windows Clock.
    The cursor clicks the pinned Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

     
  •  The Windows Clock app opens.

The computer screen displays the open, maximized Windows Clock app window.

 

 

How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar With Right Click

  • Step 1: Open Windows Clock. Go down to the taskbar and right click the open Windows Clock app icon.

The computer screen displays the open Windows Clock app window. The cursor right clicks the Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Pin to taskbar".
    A menu appears above the Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar. The cursor clicks the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu.

     

 

How to Pin Windows Clock to the Taskbar From Start

  • Step 1: First go down to the taskbar and click the "Start" (four blue squares) button.

The cursor clicks the Start (four blue squares) button on the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, right click the pinned Windows Clock app icon (if Windows Clock is not yet pinned to Start, see How to Pin Windows Clock to Start).

The cursor right clicks the pinned Windows Clock app icon in the lower right of the open Start window.

 

  • Step 3: In the menu that opens, click "Pin to taskbar".

A menu appears below the pinned Windows Clock app icon in the Start window. The cursor clicks the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu.

 

  • Step 4: Go down to the taskbar and right click the pinned Windows Clock icon.

The cursor right clicks the pinned Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • Step 5: In the menu that opens, click "Clock" to open Windows Clock.
    A menu appears above the pinned Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar. The cursor clicks the "Clock" option in the menu.
     
 
  •  The Windows Clock app opens.

The computer screen displays the open, maximized Windows Clock app window.

 

 

How to Pin Windows Clock to Start 

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the "Start" (four blue squares) button.

The cursor clicks the Start (four blue squares) button on the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click in the search bar at the top and type "clock".

 The cursor clicks inside the search bar at the top of the open Start window.

 

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click "Pin to Start".

The cursor clicks the "Pin to Start" option in the upper right of the search results screen.

 

  • Step 4: Click the Start button twice, and in the Start window that opens, click the pinned Windows Clock app icon to open Windows Clock.

The cursor clicks the Start button in the lower left of the taskbar twice. In the open Start window, the cursor clicks the pinned Windows Clock app icon.
 

 

  •  The Windows Clock app opens.

The computer screen displays the open, maximized Windows Clock app window.

 

 

How to Close Windows Clock With Click

  • Step 1: First open Windows Clock. Go to the upper right corner and click the "Close" or "X" button.
The cursor clicks the "Close" or "X" button in the upper right of the open Windows Clock window.


  • The Windows Clock app closes.
The computer screen displays the Desktop as the Windows Clock app window closes.




How to Close Windows Clock With Hover

  • Step 1: Open Windows Clock. Go down to the taskbar and hover the mouse over the Windows Clock app icon.

The cursor hovers over the Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • Step 2: A small window appears above the app icon. Click the "Close" or "X" button in the upper right of the small window.
A small window appears above the Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar. The cursor clicks the "Close" or "X" button in the upper right of the small window.



  • The Windows Clock app closes.
The computer screen displays the Desktop as the Windows Clock app window closes.




How to Close Windows Clock With Hover and Right Click

  • Step 1: First open Windows Clock. Go down to the taskbar and hover the mouse over the Windows Clock app icon.

The cursor hovers over the Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: Right click the small window that appears above the app icon.

The cursor right clicks the small window above the Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar.

 

  • Step 3: In the menu that opens, click "Close".
A menu appears above the Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar. The cursor clicks the "Close" option in the menu.



  • The Windows Clock app closes.
The computer screen displays the Desktop as the Windows Clock app window closes.




How to Close Windows Clock With Right Click

  • Step 1: Open Windows Clock. Go down to the taskbar and right click the Windows Clock app icon.

The computer screen displays the open Windows Clock app window. The cursor right clicks the Windows Clock app icon on the lower right side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Close window".
A menu appears above the Windows Clock app icon on the taskbar. The cursor clicks the "Close window" option in the menu.



  • The Windows Clock app closes.
The computer screen displays the Desktop as the Windows Clock app window closes.




How to Close Windows Clock With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: First open Windows Clock. On the keyboard press Alt + F4 (some computers accept this shortcut as Fn + Alt + F4).
A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F4" appears in the lower right of the open Windows Clock window.



  • The Windows Clock app closes.
The computer screen displays the Desktop as the Windows Clock app window closes.




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