How to disable gestures (charms bar, edge swipes, etc...) without changing the registry

Anonymous
2012-12-23T17:49:41+00:00

I've had a Windows 8 laptop for a few days and the charms bar/settings pages that kept popping up out of nowhere were driving me absolutely insane.  BUT, I finally figured out how to turn them off. 

I went into control panel>hardware and sound>mouse>device settings>settings.  From there you can adjust a lot of the trackpad settings, including DISABLE EDGE SWIPES. 

I have a Toshiba Satellite with a synaptics mouse/trackpad, so i cant guarantee this works with all models, devices, etc. 

Windows 8 for laptop is now tolerable!  Hope this helps!

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Anonymous
2013-05-23T18:33:46+00:00

Try this; maybe it will work:

Control Panel>Mouse>UltraNav>TouchPad Settings>Application Gestures>Edge Swipes>Deselect “Enable Edge Swipes”

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-11T04:05:08+00:00

    Thanks Devon!  I won't download something I find on a thread.  I am glad for your advise on Windows 7 and XP.  I don't know what I am going to do.  very frustrated.  V

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-10T20:01:55+00:00

    All the advice is to be wary of downloads unless you're certain they come from a trusted site - maybe you could see if there are any reviews of this site which would put your mind at ease, otherwise it's probably best to leave it alone - your call!

    As regards changing your OS -  XP and VISTA are getting rather  old and must be due to be abandoned by Microsoft anytime soon, so not really an option.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-10T08:07:41+00:00

    I was so happy when this solution worked. Unfortunately when my laptop was restarted it wouldn't connect to the internet through our broadband connection & had to put it back how it was (charms irritating me).

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-10T06:06:07+00:00

    You have just made my day, thank you soooooo much, this has been driving me crazy! Now, thanks to you I can enjoy my new Toshiba laptop & relax :) Thanks again.

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