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I have a Lenovo Y50-70 laptop with Windows 10 on it. The problem is that I am not able to configure my Elantech touchpad to have the following gestures:

  • Three Finger Swipe Left -> Browser Back
  • Three Finger Swipe Right -> Browser Forward

I have configured the gestures in Registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Elantech\SmartPad), however it did not have any effect. For some reason, Three Finger Swipe is still configured for switching tasks (like Alt+Tab does). Nevertheless, I was able to change other gestures like two finger tap and three finger tap. More than that, I was able to set such gestures for Four Finger Swipes. However, it is very inconvenient to browse using four fingers.

I think the problem is with Windows 10 itself as I have seen some posts regarded to that issue. It seems that OS overrides driver settings. Is there a way to change this behavior?

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Windows 10 limits sharply what is possible for three-finger swipe, although this might change in the future. For the moment, you will need a third-party product for these gestures.

One product that I know of (but haven't used) is TouchMe Gesture Studio, available for free from the Microsoft Store.

This product is free to use for 32 days, after that you may either purchase a full license for the engine or continue to use it for free for up to 3 gestures. This works for you, because you only need two gestures.

This product is said to enable a vast array of gestures, including 2/3/4/5 Finger Swipe up/down/left/right.

Let us know if it works for you.

A review of the product with a demonstration video is available at the article
Improving Touch Support for the Surface.

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  • Unfortunately, it says 'in use' for the gestures that I want to reconfigure. So, I am not able to change them. But thank you anyway
    – Anuar Otynshin
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 15:25
  • Try to undo your settings for this gesture, and set in Windows the three-finger swipes to Nothing in Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad (see link).
    – harrymc
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 15:53
  • I think that these settings are only available for touchpads with Windows Precision drivers. Mine is Elantech's, so I don't have such options
    – Anuar Otynshin
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 16:36
  • The developer of TouchMe is said to be reachable at [email protected]. You might ask him for advice.
    – harrymc
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 16:38
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In my case, changing function has effect when ThreeFingerMove_Win10style_Enable value is set to 0 only.

The reg file of all required values is the following:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Elantech\SmartPad]

"ThreeFingerMove_Enable"=dword:00000001
"ThreeFingerMove_Win10style_Enable"=dword:00000000
"ThreeFingerMoveLeft_Enable"=dword:00000001
"ThreeFingerMoveLeft_Func"=dword:00000003
"ThreeFingerMoveLeft_Mode"=dword:00000000
"ThreeFingerMoveRight_Enable"=dword:00000001
"ThreeFingerMoveRight_Func"=dword:00000004
"ThreeFingerMoveRight_Mode"=dword:00000000
"ThreeFingerMove_LR_ShowItem"=dword:00000001

The function codes can be found in ETD.inf, the corresponding fragment is the following:

; SmartPad Function Type
CLICK_SELECT        = 0
CONTEXT_MENU        = 1
MIDDLEBUTTON        = 2
INTERNET_BACK       = 3
INTERNET_FORWORD    = 4
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