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Old Title: when I move the mouse around the right hand side bar keeps appearing, when I don't want it to.
I recently bought a new computer with Windows 8 and have managed to work with it OK. The thing is that when I move the mouse around, the right hand sidebar with the Search, Share, Start, Devices and Settings buttons (and the date and time, bottom left), keeps appearing. It is so frustrating as I keep having to click to get rid of it. Ironically, when I am ready to close the computer down, I have to fiddle around with the mouse trying to get the damn bar to appear so that I can get the settings button to shut it down. Are there any solutions for this?
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"I am sorry to inform you that we do not have any option to disable the Charms Bar in Windows 8."
OMG, when I pay hundreds of my hard-earned dollars, especially in this economy, I expect to customize my product after purchasing. Did Microsoft have regular people try Win 8 for awhile before releasing it?
Got it!!! Its simple, go to control panel, synaptics touchpad and disable side swipe function, simples. it was really beginning to annoy me.
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for choosing Windows 8 and posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums.
It seems that you are not happy with the “Charms Bar” in Windows 8 as it always appears when you move the mouse pointer to the right hand side of your computer screen and would like to know if we can disable it.
I am sorry to inform you that we do not have any option to disable the Charms Bar in Windows 8. I can definitely forward your suggestions to the concerned department.
Microsoft has designed it for making things faster and easier. The charms bar help you do the things you do most often, like search, share links and photos, connect devices, and change settings without any difficulties.
For more information, please check this link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/charms#1TC=t1
Hope this information is helpful.
"I am sorry to inform you that we do not have any option to disable the Charms Bar in Windows 8."
OMG, when I pay hundreds of my hard-earned dollars, especially in this economy, I expect to customize my product after purchasing. Did Microsoft have regular people try Win 8 for awhile before releasing it?
Got it!!! Its simple, go to control panel, synaptics touchpad and disable side swipe function, simples. it was really beginning to annoy me.
This issue was driving me crazy with my new week old inspiron 7720 windows 8. I even spent time on the phone with tech support who suggested using an external mouse. I followed your suggestion to disable side swipe function and it worked perfectly. Thank you.
Most people don't get it. Microsoft has made a OS that is designed for a tablet and most products out there are laptops!
Win 8 is not made for tablets. It a sort of all-rounder OS. But it works best on convertibles.
It works on laptops too, but thats like driving a sports car in a gravel road.
In the end you as the customer decides in which direction the market will go. If you will keep buying laptops instead of convertible, then Win 8 will IMHO sooner or later get divided in multiple OSes.
Convertibles are the future. Surface Pro is somewhat a second try of MS after they messed it up in 2001.
People just can't imagine whats better or possible with a convertible, thats the problem.
The concept of a convertible is a lot better than a laptop and a convertible is more useful.
>>> Microsoft has pulled outlook 2010 from the market
You can still buy it. I have Outlook 2010. But I agree the new Office Siut is badly designed, but that has nothing to do with Win 8. Win 8 Team is not the same as the Office Team. And both teams are not the biggest friends. I really hoped that since they kicked Sinofsky teamplay would be a lot better in Microsoft.
>>> Neither the OS nor the 2013 products excite me, they are against long standing principles of fun computers.
I dont know what your problem... I'm having fun using my Surface Pro :) Maybe you are just using the wrong hardware for the right OS :P
>>> if you are in a video, you have to hit the eight key to get out of it, what happened to esc ??
Concept of the OS. Simple... Hit the backspace... If you are using the mouse, press the back arrow. the back arrow is equivalent to the backspace. You are not exiting a video, you are going back to the last page. But well... I dont see any design breaks if MS implements the Esc key as the "Video end" key.
>>> Awful designs that don't allow me to choose.
You are allowed to choose... But not the stuff you want :) But luckily for me, its the stuff I want.
Yeah then try to use an App without the charm bar
