Sometimes, you just have to close all currently running programs, such as before defragmenting or after installing certain software applications. You could manually exit each program one by one, or you could use SmartClose, that will automatically close every running program for you.

Furthermore, SmartClose can perform additional tasks, like disabling the screen saver and the Windows Task Scheduler, and saving the current state of the system, such as all running programs, to a 'system snapshot'. This snapshot can be restored again later by SmartClose, so that all the programs closed by SmartClose will be restarted.

SmartClose features two wizards: the Close Programs wizard for closing all the programs, and the Restore wizard to restore a system snapshot. Both provide an intuitive and clear interface and assist you step by step.

Most programs are properly closed, so that they can still save its settings and return memory and resources to the system. If a program can't be properly closed, SmartClose can use SmartKill to kill it. Also, if you don't want a program to be closed or killed by SmartClose, you can add it to a list of 'Protected Programs'.