Charm bar is a valuable tool, presented by Windows 8 and preserved by Windows 8.1. It provides us with an easy access to certain aspects of our operating system. A Charm bar acquaints the user with Search, Share, Start screen, Devices, and Settings options. This is a tool appreciated by almost every user of Windows operating system. However, the appearance of this feature may not be a comfortable one.
To view the Charm bar, we usually point our cursor to the upper right corner of the screen. A user may point his/her cursor at this position, accidentally and constantly. It has been experienced that the ratio of intentionally pointing cursor at this point is far less than that of unintentional pointing. Consequently, a frequent appearance of Charm bar, when not required by the user, is considered annoying. An element with high utility, with a bad reputation, is not at all welcomed.
This is the reason this article has been generated. It entails the methods and procedures to avoid this behavior of Charm bar without even deactivating it. There are three different techniques to disable Charms Hint and Hot Corners, respectively. All three of them are listed, explained, and tutored below.
Disable Charms Hint
The sub heading noted above should not be confused with disabling the Charms bar. It just blocks the way Charm bar pops up, every time when the cursor is pointed at the top right corner of the screen. All you need to do is create a new registry key, with a new registry entry within it, instructing Charm bar to avoid popping up frequently. To get this thing done, execute the following steps in sequence.
- Go to the Windows Registry Editor
- Navigate of the following key, through HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell
- Right click ImmersiveShell to create a New Key, naming it as EdgeUI
- Right Click EdgeUI to create a New DWORD Value. Rename this value as DisableCharmsHint
- Double click DisableCharmsHint to Modify, and put 1 as Value data
- Click Ok to save your changes, and Exit Registry Editor
Disable Top Right Corner
In the previous step, it was shown the way to prevent Charms bar to pop up, while pointing the cursor to the top right corner of the screen. It was also mentioned that there is a way to view the same bar by pointing the cursors to the corners, at different directions. However, some users may not want this even feature to exist. For such users, it is suggested to disable the top right corner to completely stopover the Charms bar with such occurrences. To do so, follow the steps outlined below.
- Expose to the Registry Editor, and navigate to the following key, through HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\EdgeUI
- Right click EdgeUI to create a New DWORD Value. Rename this value as DisableTRcorner
- Double click this registry entry to Modify, and put 1 as the Value data
- Click OK to save changes, and Exit the Registry Editor
Disable Top Left (or Bottom Left) Corner
Windows 8 users must have experienced a toggle between Desktop and Start, by pointing the cursor at the top-left or bottom-left corner of the screen. When you are on the Start screen, pointing the cursor at one of the said corners would show you a small image of your Desktop screen. Click on the same location will shift you from Start screen to Desktop screen, and Vice Versa. If you consider this feature irritating, rather than useful, you can block it through the below practice.
- Unfold Registry Editor, and navigate to the following key, through HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\EdgeUI
- Right click EdgeUI to create a New DWORD Value. Rename this value as DisableTLcorner
- Double click this registry entry to Modify, and put 1 as the Value data
- Click OK to save changes, and Exit the Registry Editor
Although, you block all the ways to view Charms bar by point cursor to the screen corners, there is still an easy and convenient way to pop it up. This is the shortcut key to Charms bar. Being whether on your Desktop screen or Start screen, press Windows key + C to pop up the Charms bar. To know more Windows 8 shortcuts,read this post.
