How do I disable the new titlebar in Modern Apps?

Anonymous
2014-04-08T18:42:38+00:00

I installed the new W8.1 update 1 today.  I find the new Metro App titlebar totally stupid, useless, and very annoying.  It apparently only shows on computers with a mouse attached.

Is there a way to disable this titlebar?  I hear it may officially be called a "window menu".

I have been using Stardock's ModernMix to make Modern/Metro useful.  ModernMix is what the new update should have been.  Having this new titlebar popping up across the top of my screen when using windowed modern apps is really annoying!

BTW, what is it nowadays, Modern, Metro, or Retro?  lol

Edit 04-10-2014:  Stardock got this solved real slick with their new ModernMix 1.14 beta.  They even managed to add a window option to the titlebar, which still shows in full screen mode.  Nice!  When you reduce a modern app down to a window, the title bar is disabled.

Pretty slick!  I can't understand why Stardock is so good at this stuff but it takes Microsoft multiple versions over multiple years to get to the same place, maybe!

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  1. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-04-11T14:00:22+00:00

    If you're using a mouse and keyboard, you might try using the desktop-based Remote Desktop app (the one you might be familiar with from Windows XP/Vista/7).

    Right-click Start/Run and run the command MSTSC to use the standard utility. (stands for Microsoft Terminal Server Client, the original name for remote desktop back in Windows 2000).

    This one was designed for the desktop, on the desktop, by people using the desktop. So of course it works better for a mouse/keyboard user than something built for fingers.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T13:57:46+00:00

    As in my reply at the bottom- Remote Desktop is a perfect example of how the title bar is really, really, really annoying.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T13:50:00+00:00

    We need a way to turn it off. For example try the modern version of remote desktop.. It is really, really frustrating when going to the top to try and manage windows on the remote computer only to have the stupid title bar pop up on you. It is constantly in my way- and very annoying. Please send this feedback to who ever needs it that there are people who do not like the title bar and want it optional. I need to be able to disable it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-10T18:57:01+00:00

    I've been saying that all along! :-)

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-04-10T18:51:01+00:00

    I kind of answered this in my edit to my original question.  Obviously it is possible to disable the titlebar since Stardock did it.  And, they even managed to add an icon to the titlebar.

    Exactly how they did it I do not know.  It is only a mater of time before someone figures it out.

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