For those (of us) that want to stay on the old familiar Desktop when using Win-8, having the charms bar pop up when we touch the right corners of the screen, is just not acceptable.
Here's a fix that removes that activity.
1. Open Registry Editor (press Win+R, type regedit.exe in Run dialog...
accidental activation
charms bar
configuration
desktop environment
disable charms
dword value
edgeui
fix
gaming
immersiveshell
mouse settings
registry editor
screen corners
system settings
taskbar
user experience
user interface
windows 8
windows customization
windows tweaks
I found this in another Forum. Many have asked how to do this:
Very Cool!. The Charms Bar is still available, but does not pop up until you actually put your cursor in the Top, Right or Bottom Right corner and slide it along the right edge, then Charms pops up. Gives a way to not have Charms...
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desktop
disable
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edgeui
eval edition
fix
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registry editor
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tweaks
user interface
windows 8
windows explorer