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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 can disable it but it should not be enabled by default. Microsoft however thinks it should be enabled by default because they disagree with everyone that hates it in that it gets in the way. However, they are pretty dumb and do not understand their own software. For instance, the top right corner triggers the charms bar but this is also where the X is on a maximized window. Bright thinking huh?
And it can easily be changed to the Bottom-Right Corner.
Y'all keep repeating this but, there are countless Users for whom it does not pop out unless & until they ask for it, the Charms Bar, that is. Far more do not encounter what you are.
For example, not one of my clients, customers have ever come enquiring about this...they, as well as many, many others do not have the issue you continue to discuss w/ such hatred. Nor anyone in other IT Forums where I write.
One can only wonder @ this inconsistency.
Cheers,
Drew
"Y'all keep repeating this "
Yes we do, because for so many of us it's a fact, and I think your replies are very misleading. My friend's brother sells and repairs computers for a living. He's had so many dissatisfied customers that he now installs a third party start menu program on every computer he sells. If it's as rare an occurrence as you maintain, he wouldn't be forced to do this. In fact Microsoft should have done it themselves if they had any sense at all. What a horrible UI win 8 is! How many people hate this UI? http://www.itworld.com/software/224533/windows-8-10-biggest-problems-so-far
You can disable it but it should not be enabled by default. Microsoft however thinks it should be enabled by default because they disagree with everyone that hates it in that it gets in the way. However, they are pretty dumb and do not understand their own software. For instance, the top right corner triggers the charms bar but this is also where the X is on a maximized window. Bright thinking huh?
And it can easily be changed to the Bottom-Right Corner.
Y'all keep repeating this but, there are countless Users for whom it does not pop out unless & until they ask for it, the Charms Bar, that is. Far more do not encounter what you are.
For example, not one of my clients, customers have ever come enquiring about this...they, as well as many, many others do not have the issue you continue to discuss w/ such hatred. Nor anyone in other IT Forums where I write.
One can only wonder @ this inconsistency.
Cheers,
Drew
