If you ever used Microsoft Windows in the past and are now using an Apple computer, one thing you are surely missing is a quick way to minimize all windows with a keystroke. Sure, Macs have the ability to move windows out of the way temporarily, but that is not the same thing. As soon as you do anything besides look at your desktop all the open windows reappear, cluttering up your screen again.
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Use the keyboard command 'Command+M' to minimize the screen. On the other hand, if you're viewing a window in full-screen mode, you can quickly exit using one of the following methods, and then use.
I was pretty amazed to find that this was not already one of the multitude of Mac shortcuts available, and even more surprised to find that even a google search only came up with complex, and unreliable workarounds that various individuals recommended trying.
Luckily the real solution is actually very simple to create. You just need to use the Applescript Script Editor built into Macs to create and save a trivial script to minimize all the windows. Then you assign a hotkey, and you’re done!
This is very simple, and you don’t have to know a thing about scripting or coding to do this yourself.
Here’s how to create the script:
Open your Applications folder, double click on “Utilities” then “Script Editor”.
Click on “File” then “New” and paste the following into the empty script window:
Here are the commands again, so you can simply cut and paste them into the Applescript Editor window:
tell application “Finder”
activate end tell tell application “System Events” delay 0.5 key code 4 using {command down, option down} delay 1 end tell tell application “System Events” delay 1 key code 46 using {command down} delay 0.5 end tell
Click on “File” then “Save”, and give it a name like “MinimizeAllWindows”
Minimize All Windows Shortcut
At this point you can actually test the script by simply clicking on “Script” then “Run”, and you will see all your open windows get minimized.
Now that we have the script created, we need to create a hotkey combination to run it. Unfortunately Applescripts cannot normally be assigned a hotkey. Fixing this is very simple, however, by using a free application called “FastScripts”, available at https://red-sweater.com/fastscripts/. Simply download and install the Fastscripts application, and you will have an icon added at the top of your Mac screen. Click on the icon, then “Fastscripts”, then “Preferences”. The “Minimize All Windows” script you created should be listed. Double-click on the “Shortcut” for your script and you will be able to assign any key combination you like. I used “Option-Command-M”, see the screen shot below:
Close this window, and your hotkey is ready to use!
Many complain that the WindowServer trial sometimes consumes a lot of resources from the processor CPU and RAM, which automatically leads to MacOS degradation on Mac, iMac or MacBook. The resource utilization rate of the WindowServer process is available in real time to any user accessing the Activity Monitor.
Apparently, the WindowServer process sometimes starts consuming a lot of RAM and CPU resources, which automatically leads to a decrease in system performance, applications start to jam, difficulties with search windows open, the screen saver starts to twitch, and access to system settings is delayed. How to avoid overloading the process called WindowServer I will tell you in this article.
What is a WindowsServer?
The WindowServer process belongs to the macOS operating system (system process) and deals with all the visual side of the desktop, the Dock bar, Menu bar, etc. This process makes the control between the UI (user interface) what the user sees and the hardware part. All folders and files that are on the Desktop, the consequences of transparency from the Dock The menu bar is the full managed with WindowServer process.
Read more: Why does mds Process Uses CPU & RAM on your Mac?
This process starts immediately after the operating system starts, and without it you cannot access a Mac. Therefore, you should not close it from the Activity Monitor. Even if you are allowed to do this, you will see that as soon as the WindowServer process is closed, you will be taken directly to the “Login Screen”.
How Can We Make WindowServer No Longer Consume a Lot of RAM and CPU
The WindowServer process usually has short periods of time, requiring a large amount of resources, after which everything returns to its normal state.
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However, if you do not want these periods to be longer, consider the following:
Restore Minimize And Maximize Button
Macbook Minimize WindowConclusionMac Minimize All Windows Shortcut
Of course, the WindowServer service will no longer consume RAM and CPU as much as before.
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