Dell Laptop Disable Touchpad
There are times you may want the touchpad disabled, so as not to interfere with typing when using the internal keyboard on your notebook. This article provides information on how to change the settings which prevent the cursor from jumping around while typing or to disable or enable the touchpad. I have a nice new Dell laptop but am a bit frustrated by one thing: it's the first computer I've owned where if I accidentally tap or touch the trackpad surface the computer thinks it's a mouse click. Messes me up left and right. How can I disable this 'tap to click' behavior on the Dell trackpad (touchpad?
Hi,
Do you receive the following error message “Unable to connect to the Synaptics pointing device Driver” when you try to open mouse option from the control panel?
Firstly, check if you’re able to open mouse option by clicking on start and typing main.cpl in the start search box and press Enter.
You can also try the steps mentioned below to see if that help you to resolve the issue. Chota bheem aur krishna vs kirmada full movie download.
Step 1: Install the Synaptic Touchpad drivers from Dell
The touchpad is missing its synaptic drivers. You need to install the touchpad driver.
Click the link below to download and install the Synaptic touchpad driver for your touchpad.
Download Link:Dell Touchpad / Pointing Stick
Note: The driver in the link above is compatible for Windows XP/Windows Vista. I couldn’t find the touchpad driver for Dell Vostro 1500 for Windows 7 in the Dell Website. You can contact Dell to get the right driver for your touchpad. Else otherwise, you need to install this driver using program compatibility assistant. In other words, you can install the driver in compatibility mode. Visit the link below to know how to make older programs run in this version of windows.
Make older programs run in this version of Windows
Dell Laptop Disable Touchpad Windows 10
Once you’ve the right drivers installed for your touchpad, you can follow step 2 on how to disable the touchpad.
Step 2: Procedure you need to follow to disable the touchpad in your Dell laptop
a.Go to the Control Panel. Under the ‘Hardware and Sound’ options, click ‘Mouse’.
b.Since you have a Dell laptop, you’ll have a special tab called ‘Dell touchpad’ in the window that pops up. Click on the touchpad picture in the window.
c.In the new window that appears, click ‘Device Select’.
d.Click on the ‘Disable’ radio button to disable the touchpad completely. If you want to disable the touchpad of your Dell laptop only when an external device like a mouse is attached, check the last option that says ‘Disable Touchpad/Pointing Stick when external USB mouse is present’
Hope this information is helpful and let me know if you need any further assistance.
Mouneshwar R – Microsoft Support
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Visit ourMicrosoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think
[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the 'Mark as Answer' or 'Helpful' button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]Hello everyone,
Dell Laptop Disable Touchpad When Typing
My laptop's touchpad works and I don't want it to, because I prefer a mouse. It's a Dell Inspiron 11 3000 series on windows 10 OS.
What I have tried that hasn't worked:
- start<settings<devices<mouse & touchpad<additional mouse options. This opens a window called Mouse Options which has 5 tabs up top, none of which involve the touchpad. The Hardware tab shows 2 devices: the mouse itself, and the USB. No touchpad there.
- windows key+x<mobility center. No touchpad to be found.
- various function keys. No options for touchpad on/off.
- device manager<mice and other pointing devices. Again, only the mouse and usb show up. It appears the touchpad is working without a driver, which is a little spooky.
Any other suggestions? I could try downloading a third party driver, but that seems like a step in the wrong direction.
Thanks