How to exit iTunes in Windows without stopping iTunes

[PCFan]

My PC is my iTunes media server. Is there a way to exit iTunes in Windows but not really close iTunes. The reason I want to do it this way is because sometimes I exit iTunes after browsing their store and iTunes closes meaning stops running in the background. As a result, when I open Computers in my Apple TV I have to go to my computer and open up iTunes again because I exited iTunes. I just want iTunes in Windows to still run in the background even after exiting iTunes, like the way Plex Media Server does it. I can minimize iTunes when not using it but sometimes I just click on the X button instead of the - button and end up stopping iTunes from running in the background. Can what I'm asking be done on a PC with Windows installed?