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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.
"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.
Thanks so much....you saved my butt! I was getting so PO'd about this nonsense until I found the setting to disable right edge action on my touch pad. I can't believe MS engineered this nonsense intentionally. Do they really think a banker or accountant would appreciate this popping up in the middle of trying to get some work done? I do audio editing and it was driving me insane by popping up unwanted in the middle of my editing work....and frequently. Did they invent this **** to entertain 13 year olds?? It's not appreciated by most people who use their computer for work, that's for certain.
Hello again Drew, Your relationship with MS comes through loud and clear ''all our customers are obviously idiots''. What a way to do business.!! Thankfully not all MS engineers have this attitude, a few actually tried to help me, without success. I have been working with computers for many years, just imagine, if you can, how an amateur home user is dealing with all this. Windows 8 is being sold to all comers
Regards M.Cutlan
"Your relationship". IF you want to have a beef w/ Microsoft or against Windows 8, that is your prerogative BUT, your beef is not w/ me... please, don't try make it that, especially, when you try to tie me to some notion of & from MS as to how it views its revenue stream in quotes as if, I had said these words... which, would be 100% false and we all, here, know I never did or would say that. It is, also, false in regard to Microsoft.
"Drew, Your relationship with MS comes through loud and clear ''all our customers are obviously idiots''. What a way to do business.!!", M.Cultan
I have MY OWN business needing to be done a certain way. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO W/ HOW MICROSOFT DOES THEIR BUSINESS!
Your slurs, inaccuracies, innuendos & insults push the envelope of social acceptability.
Plus, both the fact that I work for myself (or my clients) and proof that MS responds to feedback, were, already, pointed out to you earlier in this thread by others.
Cheers,
Drew
