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. Anonymous
    2014-05-16T18:33:23+00:00

    chrome

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-29T15:42:07+00:00

    Dear Mr Keene,

    I have read a number of your responses and I find them surprisingly confrontational, rude and obstinate.

    I came onto this forum to voice my discontent with the title bar, as many others have, but I'm concerned that my thoughts won't be taken seriously.

    The title bar may be useful for some users, but for those of us who clearly find it a nuisance, or worse counter-productive, it really needs to have an 'off switch' somewhere.

    I would politely request that if you find this thread frustrating, with so many users not using Windows 8.1 'as it was intended' you pass the case onto your supervisor, or a colleague, who may be able to provide more useful feedback and support.

    Regards,

    Patrick

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-29T16:39:37+00:00

    Just one reminder: This is not Microsoft, it is users like you who volunteer  to help people where and when we can or to get help ourselves. Your response to Shawn was out in left field and Totally uncalled for. none of those comments you used are ever close to being correct. Hope this helps and if you need further assistance post and we will be glad to Help you.

    The above opinion is mine and mine alone and doesn't necessarily reflect that of Microsoft, it's employees, or any other member of this forum.

    "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." -John Muir

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-06-03T17:34:56+00:00

    I'm also using Chrome OS in 'metro' and that title bar is driving me BONKERS when I point upward to switch tabs and it intrudes. WHY don't they make these things opt out? It couldn't be too hard!?

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-06-12T07:13:16+00:00

    The Metro version of Remote Desktop has some nice features which make me prefer using it over the desktop version:

    1. The Metro RDP connection info bar is much smaller than the desktop version and it fades away when not moving the mouse. You can also drag it left or right with the mouse to put it some place more out of the way if needed. Not many people may know about that ability, I just happened to try it one day. In contrast, the desktop version connection info bar is very large and even though you can unpin it to make it auto-hide it becomes just as frustrating as this new Metro app title bar, getting in the way when your mouse hits the top of the screen.
    2. It is much easier to switch back to the previous window in the host OS. All you have to do is put your mouse in the upper left corner and click. On the desktop version, if you have the connection info bar disabled (because it was so annoying that you disabled it), you have to press the special key combination (CTRL + ALT + BREAK) to toggle the full screen RDP session. On my laptop I actually have to press 4 keys (CTRL + FN + ALT + BREAK).

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