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Thanks for your prompt response Joe. Points are yours, I will wait a little time longer in case further information regarding how to configure windows 8.1 to with the fact that there is no touch screen on the assumption that this message would not be shown if no touch screen was installed.<br />
My wait might be in vain as I have seen similar prompts on a different native windows 8 PC that has a non-touch screen. I guess Microsoft assumes everyone has a touch screen ?
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Thanks for your prompt response Joe. Points are yours, I will wait a little time longer in case further information regarding how to configure windows 8.1 to with the fact that there is no touch screen on the assumption that this message would not be shown if no touch screen was installed.
My wait might be in vain as I have seen similar prompts on a different native windows 8 PC that has a non-touch screen. I guess Microsoft assumes everyone has a touch screen ?

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I missed the link in Joe's link. Thanks and have a great weekend,<br />
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Roger
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I missed the link in Joe's link. Thanks and have a great weekend,

Roger

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You're welcome. You have a great one, too. Regards, Joe
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You're welcome. You have a great one, too. Regards, Joe

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I am using windows 8.1 ( a VMware virtual machine). On occasions, the screen is obscured by an irritating message on the screen as shown below.<br />
I don't have a touch screen so I am unable to get rid of the message.<br />
Is there a way to disable &nbsp;touch-screen functionality in Windows 8.1 so that I don't get these annoying messages which obscure the screen.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Roger<br />
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I am using windows 8.1 ( a VMware virtual machine). On occasions, the screen is obscured by an irritating message on the screen as shown below.
I don't have a touch screen so I am unable to get rid of the message.
Is there a way to disable  touch-screen functionality in Windows 8.1 so that I don't get these annoying messages which obscure the screen.

Thanks,

Roger



Windows 8.1 swipe problem

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.