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I have a Dell XPS13 and just upgraded to Windows 8 - I am constantly triggering the Charms bar just using the trackpad as I have for months. It has a Cypress trackpad but nowhere in the settings does it mention Windows 8 gestures.

I've read How can I disable the Windows 8 charms bar? and Modify or disable Windows 8 swipe gestures on touchpad / laptop - neither of these help. I would just like to turn off the trackpad gesture.

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intowindows.com/… modifies the registry to disable gestures on Synaptics touchpads; I wonder if there's a Cypress equivalent fix... sadly, Windows 8 doesn't support disabling them in the OS. – Marcus Chan Jan 28 at 22:30
Beware that disabling the charms means you won't have access to useful shortcuts and features like: contextual search from Windows 8 apps, you won't be able to access the Shut Down/Restart button (unless you create specific shortcuts on the Start screen or the Desktop), the Settings charm which allows you to configure Windows 8 and Windows 8 apps. – Corporate Geek Jan 29 at 19:04
To understand what these charms do, why they are important and why you should not disable them, read this guide: 7tutorials.com/introducing-windows-8-what-are-charms – Corporate Geek Jan 29 at 19:05
Corporate Geek or Microsoft rep? .... Anyway - if you read my question again - you'll see I don't want to disable the Charm bar - even though I've not used it once since installing Win8 - I just want to disable the trackpad from activating it. It's so infuriating! – Dan J Jan 29 at 19:55
From what I've read, ensuring that the latest BIOS (A07 for the L321X specifically mentions Win8 support) and trackpad drivers are installed will enable you to customise settings: L321X, L322X. – Karan Jan 31 at 0:24

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I've found that Windows 8 swipe gestures are temporarily disabled on the touchpad if you hold down the shift key while moving the cursor. (I use a Lenovo Ideapad).

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Dell have updated the Cypress drivers on their website - The newest version has separate checkboxes for up, left + right swipe gestures

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In order to disable gestures in Windows 8 for the Cypress trackpad.

Control Panel / Modify mouse parameters / Cypress Trackpad tab. Then, uncheck the gestures you want to get rid off and enjoy your ultra portable, finally!

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