


The number of seconds the screen must have seen no movement before proceeding. Regardless of this checkbox, the action will occur after waiting a maximum of 30 seconds. Closing all programs and windows using Alt + F4 shortcut Step 1: Simply press the Alt + Tab key once if all programs and windows are in minimized state. This is useful when waiting for a screen update to occur, for instance a page loading in a browser window. Await no movementĭelay the close or minimize action until there has been no movement on the screen for a specific period of time - for instance 2 seconds. Actionĭefine whether to close or minimize all open windows. Session ID: :1a09a62e85c73f0f470b4db1 Player Element ID: vjsvideo3. The title of the block (“Close windows”) can be changed by double-clicking on it and typing in a new title. The green output connector in the header triggers once the action is completed.

The green input connector in the header is used to trigger the block to start executing, closing or minimizing windows. In addition, the video below walks through closing background programs in the Windows system tray/notification area.The Close windows building block is used to close or minimize all open windows on the desktop.įully expanded, the block shows the following properties: Watch this video for more information about closing external programs before taking the test. In addition to passing a security check, this also helps ensure you have a stable test experience! If in doubt, you can shut down your computer entirely and only launch the Duolingo English Test desktop application. You can also double check that there aren’t any programs running in the background without you knowing.įor Mac users: Do this by right-clicking on the application icons and selecting the "quit" option.įor Windows users: Do this by quitting all programs, then going to the system tray/notification area and closing every program that is visible. Before you start the test, close programs including all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc.), telecommunication software (Skype, Discord, etc.), remote desktop software (Teamviewer, Anydesk, etc.), and spelling or grammar checkers (Grammarly, etc.). When you're ready to take the test, your test session should be the only thing running on your computer.
