Solved Programs launched from start screen run through desktop

[Srivas]

Hi!
I want to understand why this is happening? I would like to run all my programs directly from the start screen, not switching to desktop view. My friend has Windows 8 and he is running everything directly from start screen mode. I have Win 8.1 and I don't want to go to the desktop mode since then programs run under desktop and loose the functions available in start screen mode.

 

[SebasSmits]

Hi,
What is your actual problem here? Are your apps like mail running via desktop?

 

[Srivas]

Some are directly, like skype and mail, and some are via desktop, like word 2013, photoshop, chrome. And another problem is that when I open desktop and some native program side by side, then all desktop icons shift into another place. Really stupid.

 

[SebasSmits]

Word 2013, chrome and other programs like that are desktop apps, They just run the old win 7 way. They have to make the programs available for windows 7 and 8 so thats why they made it a desktop app. You can make shortcuts on your start screen to be able to run them quick but that does not mean their special apps. Mail and Skype are special made apps to run as seperate apps, not via desktop but desktop apps just run via desktop.

Putting your desktop side by side with an other app indeed does shift some stuff. I dont think there is a way arround it..

Greetings, Sebas

 

[Srivas]

Thank you, now it's clear.

 

[SebasSmits]

I'm glad to hear you understand.
Good luck and Greetings, Sebas