What's the logic behind the "W" in Control+W to close a Tab in IE?

I like to make connections so I can remember keyboard shortcuts. I get Ctrl+T to open a new tab - but what's the logic behind Ctrl+W to close one?

Solution 1:

The W in Ctrl+W was chosen because previous to tabbed browsing being introduced (and currently, if you have tabbed browsing disabled) it's a shortcut to Close the Current Window.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 6:

Close the current window - Ctrl+W

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 8:

Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) - Ctrl+W

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 11:

Close tab - Ctrl+W