I just upgraded from SSMS 2005 to 2012. Previously, I could hit CTRL+R and the Query Results windows would disappear.
After I upgraded to SSMS I r
In my case, under Keyboard Settings, I searched for Window.ResultsPane
. My default keyboard shortcut was Ctrl + R, and doing Ctrl + R was not working for me.
I have set it to Ctrl + R, Ctrl + R and now it's working fine for me. Doing a reset is not a good idea since it would be removing any and all custom settings set by the user.