How can I disable the Windows 8 charms bar?

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Can someone please tell me how to disable the annoying effect that pops up when you drag cursor to top- or bottom-right corners?

score 17 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 07 '12 at 08:45

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Skip Metro Suite (turns off charms/hot corners, etc) + Start8 (Search/settings all in a normal Start Menu) should get your computer back in business.

Part of the beauty of Windows is the ability to customize. don't let others convince you otherwise.

edited Sep 07 '12 at 08:45

Gnoupi

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answered Sep 07 '12 at 04:26

Rev

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 11 '12 at 21:41

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You don’t; it’s an important part of the navigation in Windows 8.

edited Mar 11 '12 at 21:41

Nathan DeWitt

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answered Mar 10 '12 at 01:36

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 15:54

At first I ignored the Windows 8 charms, then I thought they were a gimmick, but now I am a convert. In particular, I like this consistent overlay for finding context sensitive Settings.

I have seen an Charms customizer, if you really dislike it, and you have the time perhaps you could create a colourless overlay?

http://www.vikitech.com/11109/customize-windows-8-charms-bar

score 3 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 13 '12 at 21:29

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-charms-bar-hint-in-windows-8/

This will disable the charms bar hint. The charm bar will no longer appear when you drag your cursor to the right corners. It'll still appear if you put your cursor in the corner then swipe down or up.

In case the link goes down:

Launch the Registry Eeditor (Windows+R, regedit.exe)
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\
Under ImmersiveShell, create a new key named EdgeUI
In the new key, create a DWORD named DisableCharmsHint and set its value to 1;

No need to reboot.

How can I disable the Windows 8 charms bar?

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