Why are most computer functions on the left side...

Question

the close, refresh, back-forward, minimize etc buttons?

Answer 1

The same reason that most keyboard layouts are QWERTY. The same reason we drive on the left in the UK and with a few exceptions everyone else drives on the right.

It started like that, became accepted as the norm and nobody has bothered to change it!

Answer 2

Because we 'read' from the left side.

Arab browser/etc functions are often on the right.

Answer 3

I don't what computer you've got, but mine's not like that. Close is top right hand corner, refresh, which is never used is anywhere your cursor happens to be, back/forward is on the left, but minimise is next to the close, top right,