In Windows 8 when I hold down the windows key it opens a search thing, I find this very annoying... is there any way to disable this? I can't seem to be able to find any way to do so.
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Holding down Windows key opens search
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adamf
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Why do find it annoying? Do you keep pressing the button by mistake for some reason? Without squeezing some glue under the key I can't think of a particular solution I'm afraid.
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- Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
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- Laptop
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- MacBook Pro Core2Duo
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- T7600
- Memory
- 3
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- ATI Radeon X1600
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- Internal
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 800
- Hard Drives
- 40GB
- Keyboard
- Apple
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- Apple
- Internet Speed
- Varies
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- Various
- Antivirus
- Defender
Sometimes I press it, hesitate and change my mind. On previous versions of Windows, when I let go it just opens the start menu so I just press it again to close it. On Windows 8 it shows the search thing, so pressing win key again closes the search and opens the start menu, so I have to press it again to close it. Not to mention the big magnifying glass icon pops up in the middle of the screen and blocks out whatever I'm looking at.
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It doesn't do that for me in 8.1. It just opens and closes the Start Screen. A setting somewhere must have got toggled.
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- Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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- PC/Desktop
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- Asus
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- AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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- 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
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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
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- Thermaltake TR 620
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- Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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- Stock heatsink fan
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- Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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- Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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- 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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- Internet Explorer 11
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- HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
adamf
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- 3
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- ATI Radeon X1600
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- Internal
- Screen Resolution
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- 40GB
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Win Key + W opens search
Win Key + F opens search
Win Key + S opens search
Winkey unless otherwise specified opens or closes the start screen.
What keyboard do you have and does it have software? Like logitech and GKey software? Are you using any stardock software? Using any other customization software?
Win Key + F opens search
Win Key + S opens search
Winkey unless otherwise specified opens or closes the start screen.
What keyboard do you have and does it have software? Like logitech and GKey software? Are you using any stardock software? Using any other customization software?
My Computer
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- Windows 8.1 x64
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- PC/Desktop
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- 0i812
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- Intel Core i7 4770K LGA1150
- Motherboard
- Asus Maximus VI Formula
- Memory
- Corsair 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 CMY32GX3M4A1866C9 1866MH
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2 x Crappy GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3
- Sound Card
- I haz lollies ..
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x LG / 2 x Samsung 21 Inch
- Screen Resolution
- Crispy
- Hard Drives
- 2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO (OS / Other)
1 x Kingston 120G HyperX SSD (Swap)
3 x Seagate SATA III 2TB Barracuda (Data Drives)
1 x Seagate SATA III 1TB Barracuda (Media to XBox)
1 x W/Digital SATA II 300G VelociRaptor (Image)
- PSU
- Silverstone 1500w
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 820 White Full Tower
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D14
- Keyboard
- Logitech G19
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 / Logitech T650 Touchpad Thingy
- Internet Speed
- ADSL 2+ (Australian version ... lol)
- Browser
- All of them
- Antivirus
- Nortons IS
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- This one time at band camp ...
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Allow me to add:
Win Key + W opens search in the Settings category
Win Key + F opens search Files category
Win Key + S opens search Everywhere category. This key combo has always opened search on the Start Menu in past OSs as long as I can remember. They added WinKey/Q for 8/8.1 specific OS key combo, although it’s Apps category in 8 and Everywhere category or within the open app (if the app supports app search) in 8.1.
Holding down the WinKey doesn’t open search for me either. I’ll give it odds it’s OEM specific or other software as antspants is inquiring so.
Keyboard shortcuts - Microsoft Windows Help
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2355-windows-8-keyboard-shortcut-keys-list.html
Win Key + W opens search in the Settings category
Win Key + F opens search Files category
Win Key + S opens search Everywhere category. This key combo has always opened search on the Start Menu in past OSs as long as I can remember. They added WinKey/Q for 8/8.1 specific OS key combo, although it’s Apps category in 8 and Everywhere category or within the open app (if the app supports app search) in 8.1.
Holding down the WinKey doesn’t open search for me either. I’ll give it odds it’s OEM specific or other software as antspants is inquiring so.
Keyboard shortcuts - Microsoft Windows Help
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2355-windows-8-keyboard-shortcut-keys-list.html
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System One
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- OS
- 8.1 Pro X64
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- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Acer T690
- CPU
- Intel Pentium D Dual Core
- Motherboard
- Acer/Intel E946GZ
- Memory
- 2GB (max upgrade)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
- Sound Card
- Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer AL1917W A LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 X 900
- Hard Drives
- 350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
Thumb drives
- PSU
- Standard 250 watt
- Case
- Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
- Cooling
- Dual case fans + CPU fan
- Keyboard
- Acer Windows PS/2
- Mouse
- Wireless Microsoft Arc
- Internet Speed
- 54mbp/s
- Browser
- IE11
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
Okay well this is BS, I went to take a screenshot and holding down the windows key didn't do anything (it's on an old laptop from 2011 that I hardly use). I'll post again if it happens.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1