How can I disable the drag handle on the desktop?

This article suggests that Skip Metro Suite would allow you to turn off the drag to close interface. I imagine it will set some registry key.

Skip Metro Utility


Interestingly enough, Classic Shell is capable of doing this.
See below. (It's in the Classic Start settings, and you have to tick the all settings box too.)

The "Disable active corners: All" is what did the trick.

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