I just now got Windows 8 on a new laptop I just got a 2 days ago, I previously had windows 7 which I loved. The problem is, every time I’m just scrolling on the internet, and my finger is normally propped on the left side of the mouse, and I go over to click something, making me scroll to the right in a sideways way, it takes me to normally a microsoft calender on the home screen, or a previous thing I had up earlier that day.
How do I stop this? It’s extremely frustrating, and I’ve browsed through the mouse settings, but I have yet to figure out this annoying problem.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Windows 8 Mouse Won’t Stop Taking Me To Calender Or Previous Screen?
Posted on April 18, 2013.
Windows 8 is a new OS and thus has added functions you’ll want to learn about. Gestures are built into the OS and like Windows 7 it supports multi-touch input. Anywho, you’re activating the app switching gesture. I think it’s one of those things that should have been either left off by default or explained to the user in some kinda of tutorial when a new account is created. Here’s how to disable it.
Win + I → Change PC settings → General → Turn off “When I swipe from the left edge, switch directly to my most recent app.”
Here’s some tutorials and such to help you learn more about Windows 8.
The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Videohttp://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheMissing…
Windows 8 for Dummies Dell Pocket Editionhttp://marketing.dell.com/Global/FileLib…
50 Tips for Windows 8http://www.techradar.com/us/news/softwar…
Trackpad Multi-Touch Gestureshttp://winsupersite.com/windows-8/window…
Hope that helps.
– Dominic