*Right-click on the taskbar, choose properties, goto the Navigation tab.* - Already done that. It can't be disabled fully that way - just the "hot corners". If I move the mouse pointer to the bottom right and move it up along the edge of the screen, the Charms bar appears large as life.
*something’s up. GPO works fine to block access.* - well, my testing shows that it doesn't. I set the proxy in GPP, then lock it down through User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Disable Changing Connection Setting. This disables the entry point through Internet Options. But, I can still alter the proxy through Charms menu and select Settings, Change PC Settings, Network, Proxy, and find that the box is there to change it. Does your testing show different? I'd be interested to know if it was something peculiar to this environment. Cheers, JR On 1 May 2014 13:39, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Right-click on the taskbar, choose properties, goto the Navigation tab. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Thursday, May 1, 2014 7:59 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Disable the f**king Charms bar in Windows 8.1 > > > > Does anyone know how to kill this annoyance? > > I've disabled the top left and top right mouse "hot corners" using the > Registry, but if I move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the > screen and move it up along the edge, that wretched Charms bar appears. > > I need to disable this because users can use the Charms bar to bypass the > proxy, amongst other things, even though I've got all these settings locked > down via GPO. I'd prefer to do this via a Registry setting to make sure it > stays put. > > Does anyone have a way of making this damned thing go away? It's driving > me insane as I am now spending way too much time doing the desktop UX than > I had planned for.... > > Cheers, > > > > -- > > *James Rankin* > --------------------- > RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization > Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > -- *James Rankin* --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
