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That bar is so annoying and ugly, especially when I'm using chrome in windows 8 mode... chaging apps is a odyssey
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I have a mouse and no touchscreen, but i don't want the top bar appearing at all. It's just an annoying useless bar. I'm used to close apps by dragging them down the screen, so i don't need the top bar.
If you move your mouse a bit to high on the screen to reach a button or so, the bar is appearing. So i want to disable the top bar...
You get to decide if it appears based on your input choices. If you use a mouse, you will see it (just like you've seen the title bars on Windows for the past 25 years).
But if you use your fingers, you won't see it.
I also find the top bar annoying and would like to disable it. I never use it because I was used to drag the app to the bottom of the screen to close it. There must be a registry 'hack' to hide it. Anyone?
If "microsoft never thought" s you say, then WHY they but metro in all window s8 devices?, and why they adapt touchpad?! with gestures for it?
I use chrome in Windows 8 mode because it is so easy, faster and look better, cleaner
It only shows up for people using a mouse. If you use your fingers, it will never show up.
It cannot be turned off. People with a mouse complained that there was no (easy) way (for them) to close or minimize an app, so they got what they wanted. But again, it will never show up if you use your fingers, so it's only there for traditional desktop (mouse and keyboard) users.
If you aren't using a touch screen, Microsoft never thought you'd be using the tablet apps (tablet mode) anyway. Why are you using Chrome like that, when you could just use it on the desktop?
