How to disable split screen in windows 8/8.1

So if they run Word, they can float it around and put other stuff next to it.  But if they run a metro app, they have to be forced to run it full screen and not have anything beside it.  I can't say I understand, it seems arbitrary to restrict one kind of app and not the other.  But I don't have to understand, I suppose.  I do hope that option gets you what you need.

 

 

I'm not trying to be difficult or sound rude, but I feel like we are getting lost in translation here.  You know how in the RT/Metro user interface of Windows 8, when you run an app, it runs in full screen mode.  Well, Windows incorporated a feature that allows you split the UI so you can run either two apps, or an app and the traditional desktop.  In Windows 8, the split screen feature gives one app about a 1/4 of your screen and the other app (or traditional desktop) the rest.  In the 8.1 demo the ratio is 50:50.  This a cool feature for home users and private users. But for my uses, it is a pain in the neck.

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Scaling

Key and Value: MonitorSize=12.1

 

 

In my 8 x64 Professional, there is not a Key for "Scaling" under Explorer.  I'm assuming I should create this key and the subsequent "key" for "MonitorSize".  If this is true, what type of key should it be? ie: D-word, string, etc.

So if they run Word, they can float it around and put other stuff next to it.  But if they run a metro app, they have to be forced to run it full screen and not have anything beside it.  I can't say I understand, it seems arbitrary to restrict one kind of app and not the other.  But I don't have to understand, I suppose.  I do hope that option gets you what you need.

It's not like that at all.  You can maximize and minimize what ever you want.  The point is:  In Windows 8 and 8.1 demo, you can have two metro apps on your screen at one time, or you can have a metro app and and your desktop on your screen at the same time.  This is the feature that is causing me problems. 

I will try your solution and see if it works.

Hmm alright.  Seems a bit like saying you can use Word and PowerPoint, but only maximized.  But I do actually think it's possible.  This registry key controls what monitor size the system is using (separate from resolution).  Changing this value was a trick to get the Start screen to show more tiles than it does by default on Surface RT (although 8.1 provides a switch to do this from the user's preferences rather than registry).

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Scaling

Key and Value: MonitorSize=12.1

That 12.1 refers to the screen size in inches (your value might be different or not set at all).  But I believe this is also used to determine if snapping is allowed.  I have yet to test it though (I'm on Windows 7 right now).