topic How to disable/turn off side swipe on Touchpad. Win 8 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disable-turn-off-side-swipe-on-touchpad-win-8/m-p/697630#M10544 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi mark-h.</SPAN><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">You are not alone - this is a common annoyance.</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">I haven't tried it as I don't have a Windows 8 system but friends tell me that installing an OLDER Synaptics driver designed for Windows 7 does the trick as it does not have the new features.</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">I am sure new drivers will incorporate this feature - when they are available - but try the above fix for now. It may be worth trying the Synaptics Touchpad Driver 16.0.1.6 provided for the SVE1511M1E which was sold with Windows 7 installed: -</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><A _mce_href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129" href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129">http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129</A></SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.bg/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:23:32 GMT Blencogo 2013-04-10T12:23:32Z How to disable/turn off side swipe on Touchpad. Win 8 https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disable-turn-off-side-swipe-on-touchpad-win-8/m-p/697629#M10543 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN _mce_style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0px" _mce_type="bookmark" id="mce_1_start" style="overflow:hidden;"></SPAN>hello vaio community support forums<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P>I have a son vaio notebook/laptop model number :</P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0px" _mce_type="bookmark" style="overflow:hidden;">Model Name: SVE1513M1EW</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0px" _mce_type="bookmark" style="overflow:hidden;">I want to turn off the side swipe function that opens up the windows 8 charms.<BR /></SPAN></P><P>when i swipe from right to left from the right hand side of my touch pad.<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P>i have searched for answers, but nothing i have tried has worked.<BR /></P><P>I prefer to use keyboard shortcuts anyhow to access windows 8 charn bar :<SPAN _mce_style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0px" _mce_type="bookmark" id="mce_4_start" style="overflow:hidden;"></SPAN> (<SPAN _mce_style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0px" _mce_type="bookmark" id="mce_5_start" style="overflow:hidden;">W</SPAN>in key + C)<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P>when play world of warcaft i am constantly opening the side swipe function that opens win 8 charms,</P><P>how can i turn this off (disable it definately) i have looked at the synaptics setting menu, but i cannot find any way of turning this function off.</P><P><BR /></P><P>can anyone here help me to do this please ?</P><P><BR /></P><P>I also would like to configure my touchpad so than the left button and right button will not move my mouse cursor. and are only clickable. instea of it bein clickable and sensitive to movememnt.</P><P><BR /></P><P>is this possible ?</P><P><BR /></P><P>i have a syaptics touchpad. and upto date driver installed<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P>Message was edited by: mark-h</P><P><BR /></P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: mark-h</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:38:47 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disable-turn-off-side-swipe-on-touchpad-win-8/m-p/697629#M10543 mark-h 2013-04-10T08:38:47Z How to disable/turn off side swipe on Touchpad. Win 8 https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disable-turn-off-side-swipe-on-touchpad-win-8/m-p/697630#M10544 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi mark-h.</SPAN><BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">You are not alone - this is a common annoyance.</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">I haven't tried it as I don't have a Windows 8 system but friends tell me that installing an OLDER Synaptics driver designed for Windows 7 does the trick as it does not have the new features.</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">I am sure new drivers will incorporate this feature - when they are available - but try the above fix for now. It may be worth trying the Synaptics Touchpad Driver 16.0.1.6 provided for the SVE1511M1E which was sold with Windows 7 installed: -</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><A _mce_href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129" href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129">http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/SVE1511M1EB/downloads/EP0000278699_8129</A></SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P><SPAN _mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.bg/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:23:32 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disable-turn-off-side-swipe-on-touchpad-win-8/m-p/697630#M10544 Blencogo 2013-04-10T12:23:32Z