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Hot corners are a user interface feature in Windows 8 and 8.1 that allow quick access to the Start screen, charms, and app switching by moving the mouse to screen corners. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover disabling hot corners in Windows 8.1, customizing corner actions with third-party tools, and setting separate default browsers for Metro and desktop modes. Users seek ways to modify hot corner behavior, such as making the bottom-left corner always switch between Metro and desktop. These threads reflect common troubleshooting and customization needs for Windows 8.x systems.
  1. News

    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Preview: New Start Button Features and Boot-to-Desktop Confirmation Revealed

    Microsoft rolls out a preview of Windows Server 2012 R2 ahead of Build 2013 that hints of new Windows 8.1 features: new Start button options, ability to disable hot corners, and confirms boot-to-Desktop. The post Windows 8.1 Source: Yahoo! News
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    • boot to desktop build 2013 hot corners microsoft preview start button windows 8.1 windows server
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    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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    Windows 8 More details emerge on the 8.1 Start menu.

    Guru3D have posted that the new 8.1 update, which previews tomorrow, will have a Start menu almost reminiscent of the windows 7 Start menu. Hot corners can be disabled as well as booting straight to desktop. How do they know this? Well Windows Server 2012 R2 already has the same options: Link...
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    • accessing store august customization desktop guru3d hot corners preview rtm start menu update user interface windows 8.1 windows blue windows features windows server
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Hot Corner edit and seperate default browsers

    Hi all I am trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview on a secondary hard drive, but there is a couple of things that i would like to change. So does anyone know of a program that can change what the corners do, so i can for example set the bottom left corner to always swich between Metro and...
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    • chrome customization default browser desktop hot corners internet explorer metro software windows 8
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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