Notebook G500s - Touchpad multi-gestures not working

Hi,
Ever since installing Windows 8.1 the multi gestures on my touchpad stopped working (i.e. scrolling with two fingers, swiping for the charms to appear etc.). I have the most recent driver from the Lenovo site installed. Whenever I go to Control Panel > Devices > Mouse > Elan Tab; the 'options' button is grayed out. (I used to be able to modify the multi gestures there.) I think this is a driver issue but I can't find a more recent driver.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

The only other thing I can think of is to uninstall the Windows 8.1 driver, reboot the computer and then install the Windows 8 driver. If you get any error messages about using the older driver then try using Compatibility Mode for the installation.
EDIT: Here is the link for the Windows 8 driver......
http://support.lenovo.com/ph/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g500s-n...
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