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

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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

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

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

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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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

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

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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

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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Anonymous

2013-11-08T04:47:22+00:00

Short answer is: you have to do it once, then it will go away forever. I'm leaving this conversation now. Anyone who continues to have this "issue" is just being stubborn and not following instructions. Instead of taking the 2 seconds to dismiss the tip, they spend hours/days complaining on the internet.

I think you have it backwards when you suggest that people who are having this problem are being stubborn. No one likes to restart a computer for such a silly "problem".

It doesn't go away as what it asks us to do does not have any affect on a non-touch laptop. Its simply not possible to do with a mouse in my case when it asks you to "start from outside the screen" when the mouse pointer is bounded by the screen boundary. I tried and it doesn't work.

Rather than accepting the fact that this is a nuisance, you are being stubborn in suggesting the same "solution" to this "problem" over and over again.

I found a much simpler way to get rid of this at Microsoft Technet. Just move your mouse to the top left corner of the screenand the popup goes away. I wonder why no one has suggested this over here up until now.
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