How do you turn off Fullscreen mode in Windows 8?

Anonymous
2013-01-25T16:30:06+00:00

Despite all of the annoyances of Windows 8, I must say, the random "switching to fullscreen mode" is the most aggravating. . I thought I turned off full screen mode, but it keeps doing that fullscreen.... thing. It's done it -at least- 5 times while I typed this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-08T11:34:44+00:00

    Know it's a long thread, but the solution is here.

    Having been a microsoft mvp for seven years, it's still impossible for me to understand the fact that with all the brainpower that ms has, absolutely no one seems to understand that they need to listen to and respond to user input, then take that information and incorporate it into their products.

    Beverly Howard

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-08T11:19:58+00:00

    I have the pc screen go to full screen mode every time I open a pdf attachment from outlook. Its the most annoying thing Microsoft has ever done.

    First of all If I had wanted a pC that looked like a Mac I would have bought a Mac you idiots.

    I used to like Microsoft because It was more intuitive and I was used to it.

    Not only does the Fg%^%43 pdf open in full screen it take about 10 mouse clicks to find the right spot to touch in the top right corner with the mouse to make the close screen  link come up. its just a total PiZZ OFF.

    There is now way this is a feature you clowns, its a nussance and a rather big one.

    I find myself going into the office on the weekends using an old windows PC so that I can be productive instead of a new $4000 top of the range pc from dell bought a few months ago from dell WITH WINDOWS 8 because it still annoys me  to use it.

    ITS JUST NOT DOING WHAT A PC SHOULD. ITS NOT DOING THE WORK FOR ME IT IS making extra work for me

    pLEASE SHOW ME HOW I CAN GET RID OF THIS OR WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD YOUR OLD SOFTWARE oPPERATING SYSTEM

    if I A= GOING TO BE STIUFFED AROUND BY MICROSOFT WITH ALL OF THE APP BULLSH67765t THAT I NEVER USE THEN I AM BETTER OFF TO BUY A SECOND HAD WINDOWS XP

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-26T16:37:58+00:00

    >> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/windows-automatically-docking-in-full-screen-mode/0ddd2e0a-ee9c-44dd-b97e-525fc6fa633c <<

    THANK YOU LIAM!

    This behaviour has been driving me batty since day one win7 and then win8!

    Talk about missed points with the majority of responses in this thread, but you both understood and had the answer!

    Beverly Howard

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T04:14:29+00:00

    Have you gone "full retard"?  It boggles my mind how you can even string complete sentences together.   On a desktop, there is absolutely no reason why full screen functionality is needed.  Why does it exist on a desktop install?  What would make someone at Microsoft say, "Here's a **** brilliant idea.  Why don't we **** over people that like to have multiple applications open by forcing certain ones to go into some asinine full screen mode?  It'll be just like on their phone."  How can you not comprehend how stupid that is?

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T03:43:38+00:00

    It should say, "You've gone full retard"

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