Synaptics Drivers Not Installing Properly

Updated to windows 8.1 and since yesterday I have been trying to install Synaptic drivers for the touchpad. I've tried both the generic driver from the official site and the driver from the dell site. Although the driver does get installed, I really can't see the synaptic device configuration anywhere. I can't double tap or scroll with the touchpad. The scrolling per se is not smooth. I have to literally drag the pointer everywhere like there's a lot of friction involved. 

Could anyone help me figure out this problem?