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

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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

Try this; maybe it will work:

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

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Anonymous

2014-10-31T19:55:48+00:00

My new Acer Laptop does not have Hardware & Sound setting. The Elan touch pad is very unstable, now Update issue's on 8.1. It is a well known issue on this horrific OS many can no longer install Windows updates. I had a 3rd Microsoft Level II tech in my laptop yesterday, for another 3 hours running every fix they have and my laptop no longer can install any Critical Windows updates & my charms menu remains out of control. The Microsoft tech did not even let me know why nothing is working he just gave up & quit disconnecting the remote access with no comment. I thought that was unprofessional. That is a total of 9 hours where Microsoft Level II techs can not fix my new Laptop. If that does not prove Windows 8.1 is the worst OS, nothing will.
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Anonymous

2014-10-31T20:48:30+00:00

Hi Painkiller17,

This may not be the answer you are looking for, but, I offer it in an attempt to help you.

You can buy a Gear Head wireless optical mouse for $15 at any Walmart. The receiver plugs into a USB port on your laptop.

YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO TOUCH YOUR TOUCH PAD AGAIN. Good luck with the Updates I have no suggestions on that problem.
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Anonymous

2014-11-08T09:25:50+00:00

Have to say big thank you for the advice . you would not believe the argument's this stupid charms bar caused. Now we can use our laptop free from this stupid Microsoft idea.
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Anonymous

2014-11-11T00:38:16+00:00

I dont seem to find "Application Gestures" when i go into mouse settings. How do i get them?
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