Exit app when I close the window

[crashnorun]

It is absolutely frustrating every time I close a zoom meeting the application remains open and minimizes itself to the notifications area. Who thought this was a good idea? I would like to close the application and be done with it. This becomes a multi-step process to close out of zoom after every meeting that is a waste of my time. It's even more infuriating that there is no way to turn this option off. I've searched the forum for similar posts and the zoom team marked it as solved. The issue is NOT solved hence why I am resurfacing this issue. It's a complete disregard to the end user and such a waste of resources. 

Please develop a real solution for this problem before closing out this topic.

[Frank_TB]

Hello,

It would be equally frustrating for the hundreds of thousands of users and teams  who use Zoom for team chat (IM), Phone services and many other Zoom real time services if the app quit the way that you describe.

 It's very easy to shut down the Zoom app from the Zoom menu. I do it all the time.

Hello,

Zoom welcomes your ideas, requests or comments about Zoom. If ypu submit some feedback through the feedback form maybe they can find a new method.

Submit your concerns here;
https://zoom.us/feed  

Regards

Regards

[jamessteininger]

How so? In that case, those users would just minimize the app like how every single other app works. I'm hitting close on purpose. And it doesn't close, the app simply minimizes to the task bar, which is annoying and ridiculous. I hit CLOSE. Not MINIMIZE. 

[Mumnoch]

This response from a customer service representative standpoint is completely unacceptable. Every other professional product provides the option to close the program instead of just minimizing it. For users who prefer to minimize, these products have included a simple bit of code to include a checkbox to switch between the two functions of the "X" button.

The fact that Zoom considers this an acceptable response is extremely arrogant.

[carcats]

C'mon, It very clearly does not have to be one or the other... of course we CAN manually quit the app, everyone knows that. Obviously the people asking for this find it frustrating to manually quit the app! To not even attempt to understand why this would be annoying for people is ridiculous. Simply make it something you can opt out of in the settings and then everyone would be happy.

[Iconcur]

It's because at zoom, the bigwigs want people logged on an available on their network. So they set targets for amount of time people remain on it, and sneaking it into your task tray makes their numbers go up, so their bosses are proud, and nobody at that company has looked at it and thought that the important part is user experience, not whether or not people are just logged in, who don't even want to be, and many would wish they aren't. Seems like a weird business strategy to sort of try and trick people into trapping them. Minimizing to tray can be good, and useful. But don't force me to have to remember to always close it in my tray. And it's worse than that, the app in the tray hijacks some keypress combos. It's like zoom is malware for me rn, and I'm highly motivated to cease using it for this reason alone. 

[sternbros]

It also allows them to gather data from your activity depending on how and when they change the fine print of your agreement. All of these software companies design ways to create activity and online status even if it isn't real. They get paid more for ads, for the software and for data sales. It's unethical and should be illegal but consumer protection caves to tech lobbies.

[TravisKWinston]

Hi,

This would not be equally frustrating for hundreds of thousands of users because if these people want to keep these services running they can very easily hit the minimize button that is located two buttons to the left of the EXIT APPLICATION button at the top right of the application. I do it all the time!

The real reason this remains running is so that Zoom can collect data from hundreds of thousands of people that don't bother to take a multi step process to close the application after exiting. Every other respectable computer application closes with one button press. Anything more is nefarious.

I'd also like to suggest adding a thumbs down button so we can downvote bad responses like this one...

[whatisthisextra]

Zoom is the only app I use that does not respect when a user clicks the X.  Complaints abound about this behavior and you've had literal years to make your app behave like a normal one.  Who is the genius on your product team that still thinks they know better than your users?

[Iconcur]

I believe you are correct. Therefore, the best user experience I think would be to have this as an option, the way most apps that will minimize to tray have, which allows different users to have it set the way that works best for their workflow.

[baz444]

You do not believe that and you know it.  This is an anticonsumer feature and you know it.  You know that this benefits zoom and does not benefit users.  That is why you are getting the feedback your getting.

[baz444]

There is not a single comment to this thread that even remotely supports that take.  Quit being anticonsumer, stop lying, or don't be at all surprised when users see that and call it out

[crashnorun]

A simple check box in the settings menu to enable and disable this could make everybody happy! User's time that don't use the phone and IM feature is equally important. 

[mateo6]

They know that, they know that it is inconvenient but don't allow to do so because they have another incentive. Probably harvest data in the background for $$$ 

[MordechaiLeif]

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@crashnorun wrote:

It is absolutely frustrating every time I close a zoom meeting the application remains open and minimizes itself to the notifications area. Who thought this was a good idea? I would like to close the application and be done with it. This becomes a multi-step process to close out of zoom after every meeting that is a waste of my time. It's even more infuriating that there is no way to turn this option off. I've searched the forum for similar posts and the zoom team marked it as solved. The issue is NOT solved hence why I am resurfacing this issue. It's a complete disregard to the end user and such a waste of resources. 

Please develop a real solution for this problem before closing out this topic.

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One option is to right click on the zoom icon in the notification area and select "Exit" to completely close the application after each meeting. You can also try modifying the settings within the Zoom application. Open the zoom settings, go to the General tab, and uncheck the option that says "Keep zoom running in the background when the application is closed" . This might prevent the application from minimizing to the notifications area after closing a meeting. 

[crashnorun]

Hi MordechaiLeif,

Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately I do not see the option to "Keep zoom running in the background when the application is closed". I've updated my zoom client and double checked the general settings. I would love to have that option to uncheck that feature. 

[SerebraSana]

Unchecking "Keep Zoom running in the background when the application is closed" was the first parameter I set way back when. Yesterday when I opened Zoom, I was FORCED to upgrade in order to use the app. I'm on this page now because I just spotted the Zoom icon in the taskbar after clicking the universally understood RED X button hours ago. After hunting around in the parameters, I'm here to report that apparently the brilliant minds at Zoom simply removed that setting with this update. What has replaced it is even worse!

Is it really any surprise that, in this day and age, an app with access to your mic and webcam would want to make itself PERMANENTLY active? 

[jamessteininger]

This wastes more time and is frustrating. Other applications actually close when you hit close. Zoom is doing this for stupid business money reasons, not usability reasons. Just put a real option in the app to have the user be able to choose the behavior, but the default really should be for the close button to actually you know, close the application. 

[IT_User]

I found a fix to this problem.   Control Panel -> Zoom -> Uninstall.  👍

[jamessteininger]

Unfortunately this is not an options for certain users who have to work with clients that are using Zoom. But I got a chuckle out of this. 

[Nonottoday]

I just use the browser option since the Windows program (Its a program, not an app) is being intrusive.

[mateo6]

They know this bothers users but it's been months and keep doing it; employing tactics of malware programs, it's because they find it more valuable to keep operating this way. The only reason that it makes sense to me is to harvest your data while running in the background. Follow the $$$

[rcwebster]

It's been years, sadly, not months.

[jameswilliam391]

I share your frustration with Zoom's automatic minimization after closing a meeting. It's indeed a hassle and a time-waster. The lack of an option to disable this feature is baffling. The so-called "solved" status on the forum is misleading. Zoom should address this issue promptly to improve user experience and respect users' time. Hoping the Zoom team reconsiders and provides a genuine solution soon.

[Neiphos]

Cannot believe they have programmed the close button to minimize the app, there are effectively two minimize buttons and no way to close the app from the app itself! unbelievable behaviour and shouldn't even be allowed by a Microsoft approved application as its completely counter intuitive to the UI design.

I think the best option is to uninstall and just use the browser app.

[mike35]

there is a solution:

1. Download & install & run Autohotkey https://www.autohotkey.com/

2. copy and paste following code into a newly created file called "zoom minimize.ahk" (with a text editor) and save it somewhere on your device:

#Persistent

; Names of the windows to monitor
windowName1 := "Zoom Meeting"
windowName2 := "Zoom Workplace"
zoomExe := "Zoom.exe"

SetTimer, CheckWindows, 10000
Return

CheckWindows:
allNotVisible := true

; Check the first window
IfWinExist, %windowName1%
allNotVisible := false

; Check the second window
IfWinExist, %windowName2%
allNotVisible := false

; Close Zoom if both windows are not visible
if (allNotVisible)
{
Process, Close, %zoomExe%
}
Return

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3. make a shortcut of the file and copy the shortcut to your startup folder (normally C:\Users\<usernam>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). This makes it start every time when windows starts

4. click on the "zoom minimize.ahk"

5. Ready!

Now every time you "minimize" zoom its gonna be closed.

[IT_User]

Thanks Mike!  I tried it and it works.  I did have to download an older version of autohotkey as the v2 isn't compatible with the script.

[Franziskus]

Frustrating and system resource-consuming behaviour.

Please change this and let the users decide instead of patronising them.

Users wish this since a long time e.g. here:

https://community.zoom.com/t5/Zoom-Meetings/Exit-app-when-I-close-the-window/m-p/28362/thread-id/140...

[David_968]

To exit an app when the window is closed, you can handle the window's close event depending on the programming language or framework you're using.

If you're using a different framework or language, let me know, and I can adjust the solution accordingly.