Right click menu on programs in the taskbar

The111

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In Vista and older versions, if I right clicked on a program in the taskbar I could then move the mouse up ever so slightly to click "close."

Now there is a weird little "box" that pops up instead of a menu, and I have to move my mouse significantly further to get to "close." Sounds trivial, but if I am shutting down several applications in a row it is much slower this way.

Is there a way to return the right click menu to normal?
 

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press SHIFT while you right click a program in the taskbar

Nice! Thanks. No way to make that the default right-click behavior?
 

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maybe a registry hack but i don't know of a way, sorry.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise
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Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0Ghz 12MB
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DFI LanParty DK P45-T2RS+ABS
Memory
G.Skill DDR2 2GBx3 1066MHZ CL5
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire RADEON HD 4870 512MB DDR5
Sound Card
Asus XONAR D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 2243WM Plus
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1680X1050
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Hitachi 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB

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No problem, thanks again anyway. Shift will work well enough!
 

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
i7 920 @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard
EVGA x58 (E758)
Memory
3x 2GB OCZ 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI 4890
Sound Card
bGears b-Enspirer
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Dell 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD
PSU
Corsair 850W
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Megahalems
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