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For instance - I read a PDF file, and it fills my 24 inch monitor with 1 file. I really only need it to fill about a third of my screen so I can see the pdf while I create the Word file I am working on. I also want several browser windows, a power point window, and an excel window, all in WINDOWS, not in full screen. I NEVER do anything in fullscreen since it is so limiting.
Start with something simple - like PDF reader? How do I make it NOT be full screen, since I NEVER want it to be fullscreen?
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Windows 8 has a built-in MS PDF reader, which always defaults to fullscreen, and cannot be changed. The "issue" here comes from the MS implementation of the Windows 8 Tiled apps.
Download an external app, like Adobe Reader, and open the PDF with that app, and you can open the PDF in a window just fine.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1683073/windows-snaps-full-screen.html
has the answer, I tried it and it works. Go to Control Panel---then select "Ease of Access"--then select "Make The Mouse Easier To Use" ----then go down the age to "Make it easier to manage Windows" and CHECK THE BOX for "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen"
This worked for me after two years of frustration!! with Windows 8
Try it,
Peter
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1683073/windows-snaps-full-screen.html
has the answer, I tried it and it works. Go to Control Panel---then select Ease of Access--then select Make The Mouse Easier To Use ----then go down the age to make it easier to manage Windows and CHECK THE BOX for "Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen"
This worked for me after two years of frustration!! with Windows 8
Try it,
Peter
You can disable snap in Windows 8 the same as in Windows 7. The checkbox is titled Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen and it is located under the Make it easier to manage windows category of the Make the mouse easier to use page of the Ease of Access Center, which is located in the Control Panel. There is a quick video walkthrough available here on Microsoft Support.
You can easily access the Control Panel by right clicking in the lower left corner of the screen, where you would launch the Start Screen and selecting Control Panel from the resulting menu of administrative tools!\[\](http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png).
I can't claim the credit for this - I read it on the following website. I tried it and it works!
Good luck, Peter
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1683073/windows-snaps-full-screen.html
I downloaded acrobat reader and can't get it to open in a window. It does not provide properties option to switch to compatibility mode. When I tried to install directly from adobe, it failed indicating I have latest version already installed but it was not and I had to install the app. What is the solution ?
