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Windows 8 People app without a delete option [duplicate]

I'm trying to delete contacts in my People app and when I right click, there isn't an option to delete. Only pin to start or edit. Where did it go? How do I delete these contacts?
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Windows 8.1 - Mail, Calendar, and People no longer open

I am using Windows 8.1 [Update 1] and have recently had some issues with the Mail, Calendar, and People set of Modern UI apps. Out of nowhere, all of my Modern apps stopped working correctly, ...
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How do I remove Facebook contacts from the Windows 8 People app?

I have the People app on my start menu. I have it sync with Facebook. I have since unfriended some people on Facebook, but they are still showing up in the People app. The People app suggests going ...
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Windows 8.1 People: every letter just brings up all contacts?

Just updated to 8.1 from 8, and for some reason the People app, regardless of what letter you press, just shows all contacts every time. So you press 'A', for example, and it just takes you to all ...
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Is there a way to have different facebook accounts sync'd on different computers in windows 8

I have a Windows-8 laptop for work. I just bought one for my wife. We share the same Windows Live Account but have different Facebook accounts. Is there a way to have different Facebook accounts ...
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How do I delete contacts from the Windows 8 people app?

My Windows 8 people app is showing many contacts which no longer exist in my Outlook/Hotmail contacts list. How do I make them disappear from the people app? If I close the app down, and relaunch it,...
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Contacts are duplicated in People application

I'm facing a problem due to the People application in Windows 8 make my contacts duplicated, but I can't delete them anyway, it just allow me to edit. Please take a look at my image below: This is ...
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Delete multiple contacts in Windows 8 People App

Is it possible to select multiple contacts in the People application instead of one at the time, so I can delete them all at once?
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How to change contact picture in Windows 8 People app for linked contacts?

I link contacts together in people app. Very usefull feature for me. But how can I change picture of contact? For example I link together Skype, Facebook and Gmail accounts of somebody and People app ...
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Problems linking to social networks in Windows 8

I've upgraded my laptop to Windows 8 (from Windows 7) and I'm having problems with getting information to show in the People and Messaging apps. I've linked my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts ...
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How can I make myself invisible in Skype for Windows 8 without becoming invisible in Messenger?

I'd prefer for my Skype contacts not to know when I am online. But if I mark myself as "invisible" in skype, it also marks as "invisible" accross the entire OS. Among other things, this signs me out ...
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Combining / deduplicating contacts in Windows 8 People app

Is there a way of combining or deduplicating contacts in the Windows 8 People app? For some reason I have double entries of many contacts (with identical names), and the app isn't smart enough to ...
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Twitter account link removed but Twitter contacts remain in People app

When I first installed Windows 8 I linked my account to my Twitter and Facebook accounts. My Facebook friends and everyone I follow on Twitter then appeared as contacts in my People app I have since ...
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What happens to Google contacts in the People app in Windows 8

In the People tile in Windows 8, you can connect to your different accounts, e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Google contacts. I have a lot of contact information in Google Contacts that I have carefully ...
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