How to disable split screen in windows 8/8.1

Just like I showed you in my picture above.  Simply go to the desktop, and then nothing will ever split ever again. Period, it will never happen if you are using the regular desktop.

I am using the "regular Desktop" and everything still "splits" when dragged to the edges or corners.

WE ARE ASKING HOW TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING

I am not sure how to make this any clearer

Just like I showed you in my picture above.  Simply go to the desktop, and then nothing will ever split ever again. Period, it will never happen if you are using the regular desktop.

Not true. I never use Metro apps - at all, ever - and at least once a day, if I move my mouse wrong the screen will split without me asking. I just want to turn it off. I don't want to have to resize my desktop items all the time after the unwelcome screen split.

The last item, which I starred, does not exist anywhere on that screen. Where do you see this? Thank you.

my current work-around for this annoying issue

go to control panel

go to internet options

go to programs tab

under opening internet explorer choose 'always in ie on the desktop'

***keep ie full screen on the desktop but minimized to the task bar when not in use

This was the trick.. I t turns out when  I got the latest wind 10 update it reverted my default browser back to edge. I had been with google as my default browser before and had not noticed the browser change.  Now the split screen is gone. Thank you RogerLee42.

Hello all,

I run several computer labs and we are about to introduce a boat load of windows 8 machines. The split screen mode allows a unique method for getting around our pc management system.  Does anyone know a way to turn off the split screen feature?

Thanks