How to stop strange Internet Explorer window from popping up on Windows 8?

Yeah, they have this silly thing called app switching turned on by default. Windows 8 supports a number of trackpad gestures. You're activating it by swiping from outside the left side of the trackpad to the middle.

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/win...

The start menu has been replaced with a start screen. Here's a tutorial on that.

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheMissingWindows8In...

To see a list of all programs, press the Windows logo key to go to the start screen, then right click and click the all apps button. If you want to pin a program then right click on it, then click the pin to start button. You can also pin stuff to the taskbar.

You're free to click and drag the tiles on the start screen around into whatever order you like. If you want to unpin a program, right click on its tile and click unpin from start. You can also uninstall a program the same way.

The easiest way to find anything is just to search for it. While on the start screen, type the name of the program, app, setting, or file you want and Windows will fetch it for you. There's no search box or anything to type in at first. You just start typing and it'll automatically switch over to search.

Oh, anywho, here's how you turn off app switching.

Win + I to open the Settings charm > Click Change PC settings > Click General > Find App switching and toggle off "When I swipe from the left edge, switch directly to my most recent app."

Handy Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows key (while on desktop it flips to to the start screen and while on start screen flips to most recently used app [desktop is considered an app but not individual desktop programs])

Win + X (admin menu)

Win + D (show desktop)

Win + W (search settings)

Win + F (search files)

Win + Q (search programs - also shows a list of all programs)

Ctrl + Tab (shows all programs while on the start screen)

Win + C (open charms bar)

Win + Tab (open switcher)

I like to use Win to go to the start screen then Win + D to toggle back to the desktop.

- Dominic

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