How do I get rid of the pop up tip boxes in Windows 8.1?

Anonymous
2013-10-18T15:36:27+00:00

After upgrading to Windows 8.1 I get large pop up boxes at the edges of the screen with tips such as "swipe to switch between apps". The boxes don't go away. How do I get rid of them and/or disable this feature?

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Anonymous
2013-10-19T16:41:08+00:00

I have the same thing.  No touch screen, but windows 8.1 acts as if I can touch away the pop up.  I did get rid of it (for now) by moving my mouse to the top left of the screen and clicking to go to the last app I had open.

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Anonymous
2014-05-30T14:18:44+00:00

I had the same thing happen. I swiped the arrow all the way to the right and it disappeared. So fsr it hsasn't  reappeared.

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Anonymous
2016-08-22T15:34:58+00:00

Hi Shelley,

Thanks for sharing your issue.

You can check ShrikarAcharya's post on this link to disable the tips that you seeing when using apps.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

Regards,

JohnRod

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Anonymous
2014-12-17T16:56:57+00:00

Further description: Go to P C settings, click on PC and devices, go to corners and edges, at the top, you will see app switching, click to off.  That's how I got rid of mine, no problem since.  Hope this helps

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Anonymous
2014-10-11T14:15:29+00:00

PRESS WINDOWS BUTTON AND TAB BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME, WORKED FOR ME!

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Anonymous
2014-10-11T14:13:19+00:00

I think that at least some of you can't get rid of the window because you disabled the charms. Well, at least that's what I did. Anyway, pressing Windows+Tab solved the problem for me.

And yeah, way to go Microsoft, keep on sucking with Win 8.

Regards, someone who never felt the need to check out other os's on the desktop before Windows 8.

Yes, this worked for me, windows button and tab button at the same time, thanks

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Anonymous
2014-10-04T09:42:49+00:00

The advice i found in http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how-do-i-get-rid-of-win8-switch-between-apps-tip-windows/ solved the problem for me:

* go to [device manager][Human Interface Devices][HID-compliant touch screen]

* select the second tab [Driver]

* disable th selected device (click the button [Disable])

* re-enable the device (click the button [Enable])

problem was solved for me

my specs: (Windows 8.1 / touchscreen / user has administrator rights)

hope it helps someone

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T06:43:46+00:00

    Ok... let's clear this up even further...

    Step 1: Find out your Edition of Windows...

    [You can find this out by pressing the Start Button and typing "System" and opening the Control Panel object called "System". Under the 'Windows Edition' section, it will show you the edition of Windows you are running]

    If you have Windows 8.1 do the following:

    1. Open Notepad

    1. Paste the following into notepad:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI]

    "DisableHelpSticker"=dword:00000001

    1. Save the file as the following file "DisableHelpTips.reg" to your Desktop, you need to change the Save as type to "All Files (*.*) or else it will put a .txt extension on the filename...

    1. Locate the file on your desktop and double click it

    1. You should get an elevation prompt to run the file as an Administrator, accept this.
    2. You should then get the following prompt, click 'Yes'

    1. Restart your computer

    If you have Windows 8.1 PRO or ENTERPRISE follow my GPEDIT.MSC procedure on page 13 of this ridiculously long thread...

    Regards,

    Stefano

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