How to close last tab in firefox using windows command line

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I am creating a batch file to handle firefox tabs. I want to close the last tab in firefox using windows command.

I have tried this command using title name

taskkill /IM firefox.exe /FI "WindowTitle eq localhost*"

It closes all the window

I have searched in windows command, there are no direct way. Is there any possibilities ?

@Christian.K I have edited my question – ManiMuthuPandi Sep 25 '15 at 07:08 — ManiMuthuPandi, Sep 25 '15 at 07:08

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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You will have to use VBScript code to send Ctrl+w keys to Firefox.

Save this code as closeActiveTab.vbs and run it with cscript closeActiveTab.vbs in your batch file or embed the code inside.

Dim Shell, WMI, query, process

Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set WMI = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
query = "SELECT ProcessId FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'firefox.exe'"

For Each process In WMI.ExecQuery(query)
    Shell.AppActivate process.ProcessId
    WScript.Sleep 100
    Shell.SendKeys "^w"
Next

Based on another answer.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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To close only the last tab open in the for loop you have to exit immediately. thank you very much for the solution – Tommaso Aug 23 '21 at 11:56

How to close last tab in firefox using windows command line

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