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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.
Someone did, even if internal, so the answer is "Yes". Some people, likely even some in this 66 page conversation, like/use one ore more things that you have listed. 3.5 billion+ potential users/customers: odds are someone will not like something. :-)
As for the NEED argument, you don't NEED a computer or anything associated with it, it's only WANT anyway.
It is your computer: run what you WANT on it. Windows is one of several choices, choose wisely initially or re-choose later (like everything else.)
I have to agree with the people who replied to this thread its NOT microsofts computer Its mine I bought it and the high handed we know best attitude wrapped up in PR replies to this thread from the company does not wash just because one of your people decides they know best does not mean they do and no doubt you will have had focus groups and all sorts trying to second guess what the customers like.....
The answer is very simple its all down to features and benefits did anyone ask the fundamental question
DID ANYONE ASK FOR THIS FUNCTION ?
if not really then its going to cause problems as something you don't want is added using up resources and randomly appearing same with all the other features
I do not NEED a feature that snaps every screen full size if I move it near the top or side
I do not NEED a feature that blurs the windows behind the open one so I cannot see what is there
I do not NEED rounded corners on all the windows and boxes I find such things pointless and make reading the screens difficult so I have to increase the brightness to clearly see them
I do not NEED scrolling that is so slow when trying to highlight a long passage because it must scan every character instead of inferring the line if you pass it.
all these things are "pretty" but get in the way of working I had a windows 95 computer which until recently I still used for work simply because it was basic did what I wanted and did not go wrong I like windows 7 as it has the same aethos I just hope the styling and marketing is reduced and the engineering is improved at microsoft. My background is pre PC computer engineering partly with ONTEL ask Bill Gates about Ontel he wrote Basic2 for the OP1 in the early 70's when he was a poor geek that was 64K Ram ...... at around $8000 ....... so great things were possible in smaller machines if you used your mind
