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Windows 8.1 drag from top to down makes desktop small and take only half the screen
I know the title is silly, but I really don't know how to describe it.
So when I am on the desktop, and I try to make a selection by holding left click, and I do it from the top, it makes the desktop ...
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How to uninstall the Windows 8.1 apps screen completely?
There are plenty of pages on the web that describe how to boot/login directly to the desktop instead of the apps screen. For example:
Boot straight to desktop and remove Metro UI elements
How to ...
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Metro apps on Windows 8.1 crash on start
After a while Windows 8.1 apps won't open anymore. Opening the app will show the splash screen and then exit to the desktop with the icon still present in the task bar. A restart temporarily solved ...
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How do I prevent the Windows 8.1 news app from downloading in the background?
Every so often, the Windows 8.1 News app spawns a background task that locks up my internet for a minute or so while it downloads articles. Very annoying when I'm in an RDP session, or trying to play ...
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Why does the .exe file of a Modern App fail to run and produces an error regarding the app container?
Inside the C:\Program Files\WindowsApplications folder there are the .exe files for the Modern Apps on my PC. When I double-click on one of them, a pop-up tells me:
This application can run only in ...
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Windows 8.1 Search does not automatically select first search match
When I search in Windows 8/8.1 (start menu->start typing), it doesn't automatically highlight the search term. For example, if I'm trying to open the "Internet Options" panel and type the entire ...
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How to change the default weather provider in Windows 8 Weather Modern UI app?
The Modern UI Weather app in Windows 8/8.1 uses 3 weather forecast providers - WDT, Foreca & AccuWeather. The default is WDT, and its info about the current weather conditions is displayed on the ...
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Is it possible to disable the title bar on metro apps in Windows 8.1 Update?
I find the title bar a bit annoying when using the mouse in Internet Explorer. Many website have their navigation at the top, after all.
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Missing toast notifications in Windows 8.1
I have clean-installed Windows 8.1 Pro a few days ago and decided to give some of the "modern" (or however they're called) apps a try. So I am using the app for e-mails and the Facebook app.
They ...
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"Access is denied" when editing Windows Store app files even after taking ownership
I'm having a strange problem. I want to edit Windows Store apps' files, but for some reason the WindowsApps folder doesn't give even administrators access by default. So I take ownership of the folder ...
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Promote a Windows 8.1 desktop app to be a Modern app? [duplicate]
Trying to get used to the whole windows 8 thing and don't appreciate the bipolarness, like a lot of people do. I've seen a lot of people try to fix this by making Modern apps windowed (using ...
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Is there any reason to upgrade to windows 8.1 if I avoid using metro? [closed]
I run windows 8 on a multimonitor setup.
I use classic shell, and avoid using metro if at all possible.
I do not use the "hot corners" and am not interested in desktop backgrounds except for solid ...
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New tiles not being added in Windows 8.1
So I updated to Windows 8.1 tonight and I noticed after installing a few new apps, that their associated tiles where not being automatically added to the Metro interface, however they can be manually ...
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How to boot to the desktop in Windows 8.1? [duplicate]
I just installed Windows 8.1, but I can't locate the setting to disable the Metro start screen, and boot directly to the desktop instead.
So how do you configure Windows 8.1 to boot straight to the ...
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Pin a tile (App or shortcut) to a specified position on Startscreen (Windows 8 / Powershell)
The title is nearly the whole question.
I am searching a solution to pin an installed app or desktop application to the windows 8 startscreen.
I am in an enterprise environment and the purpose is to ...
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