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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.
You think you have troubles with a desktop and mouse, wait until you need a laptop and the choice for any decent speed and capabilities is Win 8 and touchscreen, with touchpad!!!! I can't believe Win 8!!! Like Vista on Steroids -- someone must have thought it out with both hands to make the most unpopular (deservedly, clumsy, cumbersome, counterproductive) OS ever devised even more of the above and as impossible as possible to configure in any way.
I've supposedly disabled the corner callup for the "Charm(less)" Bar but in the browser it seems almost any movement of cursor or finger on touchpad calls the idiotic thing up, so the (even more idiotic) clock is in one's face on one side of the screen, the useless & redundant bar on the other, the cursor is frozen until the equivalent of several mouse clicks vanishes the thing. Someone evidentl thought it would be cute to remind us of charms and charms class in Harry Potter -- I wish there were a charm to vanish the Charms (sic) bar permanently!
I really think the answer would be to bite the bullet and see how much an additional license for my Win 7 (on my desktop, thank goodness) would cost, and if I can see my way to spring for it, wipe the new laptop and install Win 7.
BUT as I don't see myself facing that in the near future, thank you so much for the stardock suggestion and link!!!
Rhonda of the Mountain
my windows 8 is worse, when i scroll fromright to left the charms come up and when i scroll from left to right the other open apps pop up ,so then i need to scroll 2-3 times to get back to the app i had open and was using , far out ,i am going insane
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?
Go into your mouse settings and on the Touchpad settings uncheck the "One Finger Right Edge swipe"
Then you can uncheck anything else or adjust anything else you like.
I would suggest downloading http://www.reviversoft.com/start-menu-reviver/welcome/?lang=en
this does not change your Windows 8, it does give you a nice start menu that I really do like. Or you can download something else that is called Window 7 shell. You will have to google this download. These do not change your Windows 8 If you don't like them, You can always delete.
Kim
