windows 8.1 - Start and Charm Bar don't work sometime

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2014-07
  • Sopheak

    I am using window 8.1 pro 32bit. For a couple of weeks, I have encountered some problems with the Start button and Charm bar. Generally, when I put mouse on Start button, it turns black and then I can click it to open Start Menu. The same with Charm bar. When I put mouse to the top right of the screen, Charm bar appear. However, now I can't do that anymore. Start button won't turn black and does not respond to click. Charm bar also won't appear by mouse command either. I have to use keyboard command instead. I think after a restart, everything seems to become normal, but days later it is getting back to the same problem again.

    Do you have any idea on that?

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  • cowgod

    You can use Windows+H to open the Share charm. This will take you back a step just like you wanted in your example.

    A list of keyboard shortcuts can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hyperyash/archive/2012/08/28/windows-8-shortcuts.aspx