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  #1  
Old March 22nd 16, 11:59 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
John Doe[_8_]
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I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer jump to
the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works. Then Windows
cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed properly. Click the
"don't save" button and repeat the above process, still trying to
restart. The same prompt comes up, telling me that WordPad hasn't been
closed properly. Again, click the "don't save" button, and repeat the
above process. The same BS happens again. So I switch to WordPad and hit
the X button to close it, choose "don't save". This time the thing
restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If so,
they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right when right
clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start button regularly
malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is inappropriate and
should be fixed?
  #2  
Old March 22nd 16, 03:44 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Stef
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John Doe wrote:

I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer jump to
the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works. Then Windows
cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed properly. Click the
"don't save" button and repeat the above process, still trying to
restart. The same prompt comes up, telling me that WordPad hasn't been
closed properly. Again, click the "don't save" button, and repeat the
above process. The same BS happens again. So I switch to WordPad and hit
the X button to close it, choose "don't save". This time the thing
restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If so,
they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right when right
clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start button regularly
malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is inappropriate and
should be fixed?


Have you told Microsoft, too? Maybe, you're the only one with this
problem. Have you tried a shutdown & cold reboot to clear things out?
Could be Wordpad has the bug.

Stef
  #3  
Old March 22nd 16, 10:23 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul
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Stef wrote:
John Doe wrote:

I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer jump to
the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works. Then Windows
cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed properly. Click the
"don't save" button and repeat the above process, still trying to
restart. The same prompt comes up, telling me that WordPad hasn't been
closed properly. Again, click the "don't save" button, and repeat the
above process. The same BS happens again. So I switch to WordPad and hit
the X button to close it, choose "don't save". This time the thing
restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If so,
they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right when right
clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start button regularly
malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is inappropriate and
should be fixed?


Have you told Microsoft, too? Maybe, you're the only one with this
problem. Have you tried a shutdown & cold reboot to clear things out?
Could be Wordpad has the bug.

Stef


There are multiple reports of issues with Start button
and menu. This wouldn't be the first. Rebooting,
"turn it off and on again", doesn't help.

If you write applications in HTML and Javascript,
what would you expect ? There is a layer of interpretation,
and an opportunity for foul-ups.

Paul
  #4  
Old March 23rd 16, 12:39 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
John Doe[_8_]
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Paul wrote:

Stef wrote:
John Doe wrote:

I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer jump
to the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works. Then
Windows cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed properly.
Click the "don't save" button and repeat the above process, still
trying to restart. The same prompt comes up, telling me that WordPad
hasn't been closed properly. Again, click the "don't save" button,
and repeat the above process. The same BS happens again. So I switch
to WordPad and hit the X button to close it, choose "don't save".
This time the thing restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If
so, they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right
when right clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start
button regularly malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is
inappropriate and should be fixed?


Have you told Microsoft, too? Maybe, you're the only one with this
problem. Have you tried a shutdown & cold reboot to clear things
out? Could be Wordpad has the bug.


There are multiple reports of issues with Start button and menu. This
wouldn't be the first. Rebooting, "turn it off and on again", doesn't
help.

If you write applications in HTML and Javascript, what would you
expect ? There is a layer of interpretation, and an opportunity for
foul-ups.


It occurs in every installation on different hardware. It's as obvious
as the "King has no clothes" problem.

If the prior poster doesn't notice it, all one has to do is a simple
search for something like (Windows start button right-click pointer
jumps).

That provides results about nothing happening when the Start button is
right clicked, too.

And then there is the ineffective right click on taskbar buttons, the
one when the pop-up menu disappears.

I have been an avid hard-core multiplayer gamer (WarCraft, Age of
Empires, Tribes 2) I know how to click a mouse.
  #5  
Old March 23rd 16, 10:17 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Dominique[_5_]
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John Doe crivait news:ncsojo$vko$3@dont-
email.me:

Paul wrote:

Stef wrote:
John Doe wrote:

I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer jump
to the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works. Then
Windows cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed properly.
Click the "don't save" button and repeat the above process, still
trying to restart. The same prompt comes up, telling me that WordPad
hasn't been closed properly. Again, click the "don't save" button,
and repeat the above process. The same BS happens again. So I switch
to WordPad and hit the X button to close it, choose "don't save".
This time the thing restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If
so, they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right
when right clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start
button regularly malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is
inappropriate and should be fixed?

Have you told Microsoft, too? Maybe, you're the only one with this
problem. Have you tried a shutdown & cold reboot to clear things
out? Could be Wordpad has the bug.


There are multiple reports of issues with Start button and menu. This
wouldn't be the first. Rebooting, "turn it off and on again", doesn't
help.

If you write applications in HTML and Javascript, what would you
expect ? There is a layer of interpretation, and an opportunity for
foul-ups.


It occurs in every installation on different hardware. It's as obvious
as the "King has no clothes" problem.

If the prior poster doesn't notice it, all one has to do is a simple
search for something like (Windows start button right-click pointer
jumps).

That provides results about nothing happening when the Start button is
right clicked, too.

And then there is the ineffective right click on taskbar buttons, the
one when the pop-up menu disappears.

I have been an avid hard-core multiplayer gamer (WarCraft, Age of
Empires, Tribes 2) I know how to click a mouse.


When I right-click the Start button, a system menu opens and the mouse
pointer stays right on the button until I move the mouse. Windows 8.1 Pro
with Media.

So it seems some poeple don't get the same behavior than what you get.
  #6  
Old March 24th 16, 12:41 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
John Doe[_8_]
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Dominique wrote:

John Doe crivait:
Paul wrote:
Stef wrote:
John Doe wrote:

I just restarted Windows at least four times without actually
restarting. Right-click on the start button, watch the pointer
jump to the right, but nothing happens. Repeat until it works.
Then Windows cannot restart because WordPad hasn't been closed
properly. Click the "don't save" button and repeat the above
process, still trying to restart. The same prompt comes up,
telling me that WordPad hasn't been closed properly. Again, click
the "don't save" button, and repeat the above process. The same BS
happens again. So I switch to WordPad and hit the X button to
close it, choose "don't save". This time the thing restarts.

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If
so, they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right
when right clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start
button regularly malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is
inappropriate and should be fixed?

Have you told Microsoft, too? Maybe, you're the only one with this
problem. Have you tried a shutdown & cold reboot to clear things
out? Could be Wordpad has the bug.


There are multiple reports of issues with Start button and menu.
This wouldn't be the first. Rebooting, "turn it off and on again",
doesn't help.

If you write applications in HTML and Javascript, what would you
expect ? There is a layer of interpretation, and an opportunity for
foul-ups.


It occurs in every installation on different hardware. It's as
obvious as the "King has no clothes" problem.

If the prior poster doesn't notice it, all one has to do is a simple
search for something like (Windows start button right-click pointer
jumps).

That provides results about nothing happening when the Start button
is right clicked, too.

And then there is the ineffective right click on taskbar buttons, the
one when the pop-up menu disappears.

I have been an avid hard-core multiplayer gamer (WarCraft, Age of
Empires, Tribes 2) I know how to click a mouse.


When I right-click the Start button, a system menu opens and the mouse
pointer stays right on the button until I move the mouse


You need glasses.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/old...06-00/?p=92791

According to Microsoft employee Raymond Chen...

The mouse cursor jumps a few pixels if you right-click the Start button.
Whats up with that?

The purpose of the little mouse jump is to put the mouse into I guess
the idea is that the people who designed that menu wanted to enable the
mouse shortcut of right-click followed by left-click. When your taskbar
is positioned at the bottom of the screen, this means that a right-click
followed by left-click invokes the bottom menu item, which is normally
Desktop.

And that's exactly what happens because the pointer jumps into the menu,
right-click immediately followed by left click shows the Desktop.

But of course that doesn't explain why the menu doesn't always show, or
why right clicking on Taskbar buttons produces a pop up that sometimes
immediately disappears before you have a chance to select from the menu.
  #7  
Old March 27th 16, 04:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Mr. Man-wai Chang
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On 22/03/2016 7:59 PM, John Doe wrote:

I just wonder if anybody left at Microsoft still uses Windows. If so,
they should at least notice the pointer jumping to the right when right
clicking the Start button. And the fact that the Start button regularly
malfunctions. And they might think that stuff is inappropriate and
should be fixed?


Ship if not air your computer to Micro$oft so that they could see what
you were talking about!

OTOH, consider a clean install of Win 10 after backing up your stuffs.

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