How can I disable Windows 8's touch instructions?

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Windows 8.1 features new on-screen instructions on how to use the touch gestures that aren't necessarily obvious. The instructions require actually performing the gestures to disappear. Until then, those instructions cover a large part of the app I'm currently seeing.

The thing is, that system is running in a VMware console and I simply can't perform a gesture from outside the screen. That would be outside the VMware window. And the moment I switch to fullscreen mode the instruction disappears. I think I managed to pass level 1 somehow, but I'm currently stuck in level 2 (the swipe from the left side).

Now how can I teach Windows 8.1 that I'm not interested in learning touch gestures on a virtualised keyboard-and-mouse system? There must be some setting or registry key, or file to delete or whatever.

ygoe

Posted 2013-11-22T17:22:34.100

Reputation: 1 597

Answers

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Eightforums posted a guide how to do this.

Run the Group Policy Editor, go to User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Edge UI and set the option Disable help tips to enabled.

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magicandre1981

Posted 2013-11-22T17:22:34.100

Reputation: 86 560

1Thank you. Need to re-login to apply the setting. (Press Windows+R and run "logoff" to log out, can't find a UI for that.) – ygoe – 2013-11-23T09:31:55.937

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