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jlrosenberg
jlrosenberg

Reputation: 287

Close Browser without Prompt

Is it possible to close browsers, using JavaScript, PHP, or HTML without a prompt?

I was using this answer: How can I close a browser window without receiving the "Do you want to close this window" prompt?

I was using Internet Explorer but it has since been updated to version 10 (soon to be updated to 11) and this exploit does not work.

If there is a solution in a different (but updated) browser, that could work as well.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 7353

Answers (2)

gafi
gafi

Reputation: 12824

There are different hacks for different browsers. This code is based on the one here with a small adjustment to the last else block to work on IE 11. I suggest you test it on other IE versions and see if it needs more tweaking.

function closeWindow() {
    var Browser = navigator.appName;
    var indexB = Browser.indexOf('Explorer');

    if (indexB > 0) {
        var indexV = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') + 5;
        var Version = navigator.userAgent.substring(indexV, indexV + 1);

        if (Version >= 7) {
            window.open('', '_self', '');
            window.close();
        }
        else if (Version == 6) {
            window.opener = null;
            window.close();
        }
        else {
            window.opener = '';
            window.close();
        }

    }
    else {
        window.open('', '_self', '');
        window.close();
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Shell Bryson
Shell Bryson

Reputation: 139

  • HTML can't do anything programatic. It's just markup.
  • PHP can only do programatic stuff at your server, not the browser, so no solution there either.
  • Finally, you cannot do it in JS either (unless it's a window opened by a script).

Imagine visiting a web site that closed your browser and you lost all of your open tabs.

Upvotes: 12

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