This shows up automatically everytime I log in. I find this incredibly annoying, as I don't generally want to start forming a party right away. How can I close this window and re-open it when I an ready to use it?
There's currently no (afaik) known way to remove/hide it, I also despise it btw :S.
Well, other than hitting Ctrl + Shift + H to hide your whole interface, you can't even remove/hide it using the F11 key (UI customization), which is a very poor design...
Right, I would look in options. There's an area where you can check or uncheck stuff. Also, do you maybe shut down with it open? It will show up when you start up after that.
Do you mean the 'p' for party bit, or the party search function?
Search function never shows up for me, but the party list automatically does because you're always in a party...even if that party has only you in it. Or at least that's how I figure it.