Why do I keep jumping to Metro from Desktop in 8.1?

chockfullof546

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I'm on a 13" ThinkPad X201 with win 8.1 and I spend 95% of my time in the Desktop. I even have Stardock 8.1 and it's set to disable the top/bottom left corner when in the desktop. I have no issue with the right bottom corner charms bar and do use it. But it seems I frequently jump into Metro for no reason. Usually with faster mouse moves. Sometimes it even happens when my mouse moves mainly in the center (95%) of the screen. Is this suppose to happen? How do I turn off ever jumping to Metro when my mouse moves anywhere on the desktop except to BR corner for the Charms bar? I'm willing to give up Stardock for a good solution that still leaves me a win 7 type desktop start button.
 

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That hasn't happened to me, but I have had some weird things happen when using my laptops touch pad. I had to disable stuff like the three finger jesters and edge swipes.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
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    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
That hasn't happened to me, but I have had some weird things happen when using my laptops touch pad. I had to disable stuff like the three finger jesters and edge swipes.

+1. On my laptop if I'm not using an external USB keyboard, half the time the focus jumps to a different paragraph. It's really annoying. I experimented with "disable touchpad when another device connected" since I use a USB mouse also. But if I do that and it gets confused on a reboot I come up with no touchpad and no mouse connected. It's just way too touchy, so to speak.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
For me the edge swipes were just annoying. I often slide my hand across the palm rest until my fingers hit the touchpad to find it without looking. Being right handed that would always bring up the charms bar. Swiping from the top would also bring up the alt tab menu. I ended up turning just about everything off except the two finger scroll. I just use the hot corner when I actually want the charms bar.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I solved the problem with a bluetooth mouse after all these problems with the touchpad. The BT mouse does not void the touchpad. Mine is a 10" Asus Transformer.
 

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  • OS
    Vista and Win7
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    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
I solved the problem with a bluetooth mouse after all these problems with the touchpad. The BT mouse does not void the touchpad. Mine is a 10" Asus Transformer.

My USB optical mouse doesn't void the touchpad either. It's a touchpad option. It's just that if you warm boot, like during an install and forget about the mouse being plugged in, you could end up with the system thinking the mouse is hooked up. I leave the touchpad enabled and just try not to touch it. I hate using built in keyboard anyway. With external USB keyboard it's not an issue. But I don't always have room to use it, even though it's a mini.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
My ASUS laptops touchpad has that auto disable if mouse detected option too. It switched off when it shouldn't have too. I use the touchpad from time to time depending on what I'm doing and how long I'll be. If I'm going to be at it for a while I plug in my wireless trackball and use that.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I know what you are talking about. These little keyboards are not the cream of the crop. But my typing is so slow, it does not really matter. For the wife I got a BT keyboard. She is a fast typist. But then she was too far away from the 10" screen. So I attached it to a 19" flatscreen TV that I had in the basement gathering dust. Now it's like a real desktop simulated by a tablet.
 

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  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Now it's like a real desktop simulated by a tablet.

Sounds cool. I swear if I get set up with a "computer room" in my next place I'll only have big desks/benches, plenty of room, no capret to chok me with dust, at least a dozen machines networked and 5 flavors of OS. It's about time I tried some of the new Linux distros, virtual machines etc..

No more 2 PCs and a kvma switch. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
It's about time I tried some of the new Linux distros, virtual machines etc..
Why don't you run some Linux distros in virtual on your current systems. I have 6 right now. Works great. Made a little package that gives you all the 'how to' information. See here.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
I've used about 4 different BT mice with my laptop (currently using an MS Sculpt Comfort mouse) and they all disable the built-in trackpad. If the trackpad isn't being disabled when a BT mouse connects, I don't believe the issue is with the mouse but with the trackpad software.

I use Win 8.1 on a laptop, netbook and a tablet and have never had them jump unexpectedly into Metro simply from moving the mouse around on the screen. Is it possible that you have clicked on a file whose extension is defaulted to open using a Metro app?
 

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  • OS
    W10 Pro (desktop), W10 (laptop), W10 Pro (tablet)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built i7-8700K, Hp Envy x360 EVO Laptop, MS Surface Pro 7
    CPU
    3.7Ghz Core i7-8700K, 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 4.7Ghz, 10th Gen Core™ i5-1035G4 1.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming, HP, MS
    Memory
    16G, 8G, 8G
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX580, Intel Iris X Graphics, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Samsung U32J59 32 inch monitors, 13.3" display, 12.3" display
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 (Desktop), 1920x1080 (laptop), 2736x1824 Pro 7
    Hard Drives
    500GB ssd boot drive with 2 & 10TB Data (Desktop), 512GB ssd (laptop), 128GB SSD (tablet)
    PSU
    Corsair CX 750M
    Case
    Antec 100
    Cooling
    Coolermaster CM 212+
    Keyboard
    IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
    Mouse
    Microsoft IntelliMouse
    Internet Speed
    665Mbps/15Mbps down/up
    Browser
    FireFox, MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender on all
    Other Info
    Retired in 2015 after working in the tech industry for 41 years. First 10 years as a Technician, the rest as a programmer/software engineer. After 1 year of retirement, I was bored so went back to work as a Robotic Process Automation Consultant. Retired for 3rd (and final) time in 2019.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm very cautious right now since I don't have another machine to bail me out with downloads or even internet search. First thing I want to try though is W7 to see how it looks on this Laptop. But even there messing with the boot mode etc. with no backup is hairy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
I've used about 4 different BT mice with my laptop (currently using an MS Sculpt Comfort mouse) and they all disable the built-in trackpad. If the trackpad isn't being disabled when a BT mouse connects, I don't believe the issue is with the mouse but with the trackpad software.

I use Win 8.1 on a laptop, netbook and a tablet and have never had them jump unexpectedly into Metro simply from moving the mouse around on the screen. Is it possible that you have clicked on a file whose extension is defaulted to open using a Metro app?

it does it before i even click anything!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 7 ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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