Solved Hot corners not working on my touchscreen... Why?

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I have an older HP TouchSmart All-In-One touchscreen desktop computer.
Decided to put Windows 8 on it this week because it's supposed to be cool with touch screens.

Question: Why can't I use the hot corners with my finger? Is there a way to make this touchscreen desktop to work like a Win 8 Tablet? I want to use this computer 100% mouse and keyboard free. Basically, I want it to work like a tablet. For example, it's annoying to have to grab the mouse just to open the start menu... Defeats the purpose of Win 8. I'm seriously about to go back to Win 7.

Please help! Thank you :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    cyberdime.net
    CPU
    i7-4770K 3.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte H87-D3H-CF
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTS450
    Sound Card
    HDAUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SSD
    1TB WD Black HDD (x3)
    PSU
    Antec 1000
    Case
    NZXT White
    Browser
    Chrome
the touch gestures don't use the hot corners. the hot corners are for the mouse.

the touch gestures are all about swipes from the edge of the screen.

a small sample of gestures:
  • swipe from the right side of the screen to the left: show charms bar and start button
  • swipe from the left side of the screen to the right: cycle through your apps
  • swipe from the top edge downward or the bottom edge upward: show the context menu (like right-clicking with a mouse)
  • swipe from left screen edge inward and then back out to show the full list of running apps

here are some longer explanations:
Master Windows 8 gesture commands | PCWorld
Gestures, manipulations, and interactions (Windows Store apps) (Windows)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
It's odd... None of the gestures seem to work. I checked the articles you recommend, and it doesn't say anything about activating gestures. When I go to the Pen and Touch settings, under actions, there are only two options; Double-tap and Press and hold. It seems there should be something for swipe. I'm running Win 8 Pro... Does that make a difference?.. Should I be using a different version of Win 8?


Pen and Touch.jpg
(This is an image I took off the web... My computer doesn't have a Pen or Flicks option)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    cyberdime.net
    CPU
    i7-4770K 3.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte H87-D3H-CF
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTS450
    Sound Card
    HDAUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SSD
    1TB WD Black HDD (x3)
    PSU
    Antec 1000
    Case
    NZXT White
    Browser
    Chrome
It's odd... None of the gestures seem to work. I checked the articles you recommend, and it doesn't say anything about activating gestures. When I go to the Pen and Touch settings, under actions, there are only two options; Double-tap and Press and hold. It seems there should be something for swipe. I'm running Win 8 Pro... Does that make a difference?.. Should I be using a different version of Win 8?


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(This is an image I took off the web... My computer doesn't have a Pen or Flicks option)
That's for those actions. You just swipe in from the edge of the screen. Doesn't matter if that's there, it's a part of the UI. Is the touchscreen working? Drivers are installed?

You shouldn't even be needing the mouse to being with if your touchscreen is working. If it's working, then the problem could lie in the fact that Windows 7 era touch AIOs had superfluous screen bezels that rise over the edges of the screen, which in Windows 8, presents SERIOUS issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
Touch screen works, and drivers are all installed. I think you found the problem though... The dang bezel. I never thought that would be an issue. Oh well, guess I'm going back to Win 7. Thanks for your help Coke and dirty.

Solved: Pre-Windows 8 AIO bezel rises over edge of touchscreen. Be aware when upgrading a touchscreen device from an older Windows to Windows 8.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    cyberdime.net
    CPU
    i7-4770K 3.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte H87-D3H-CF
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTS450
    Sound Card
    HDAUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SSD
    1TB WD Black HDD (x3)
    PSU
    Antec 1000
    Case
    NZXT White
    Browser
    Chrome
The Lenovo B320 I have has the same problem with swipes, it can't get to the charms or anything along the edges. Win. 8 reported that the screen was not compatible with win 8 and it certainly isn't.

Kind of wondering if the bezel is the problem here as well since it has a deep one.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
Touch screen works, and drivers are all installed. I think you found the problem though... The dang bezel. I never thought that would be an issue. Oh well, guess I'm going back to Win 7. Thanks for your help Coke and dirty.

Solved: Win 7 AIO bezel rises over edge of touchscreen. Be aware when updating from an older Windows to Windows 8.
There are a few workarounds however for the older touchscreens. Depending on your graphics driver, you theoretically can be able to shrink down the size of the screen picture. Basically, add a gap between the edge of the bezel and the display picture.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
The Lenovo B320 I have has the same problem with swipes, it can't get to the charms or anything along the edges. Win. 8 reported that the screen was not compatible with win 8 and it certainly isn't.

Kind of wondering if the bezel is the problem here as well since it has a deep one.
It generally will be if you can't do edge swipes for sure. I've come across that issue before on elder touch AIO PCs, the stupid bezels just get in the way of a nice experience.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
The sad part is this is four months old - Lenovo pushed the win 8 upgrades knowing the touchscreen would not work and still hasn't put out a driver/fix or even responded to complaints on their own forum. This is only one of the many problems that are going unanswered due to no drivers. Evidently they have no driver staff or just aren't interested in developing them for anything that is already out the door and added to their bottom line.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
Alright, just messed with the video card settings and could shrink the pic and recalibrated and it is working. Thanks for the tip, several at the Lenovo forum will like this :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
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