No longer using the Windows 10 touchpad?
Additional instructions cover how to adjust touchpad sensitivity and how to reset touchpad controls.
Why suspend the Touchpad in Windows 10?
Some users prefer using a mouse because it’s generally more comfortable.
Others with touchscreen-enabled PCs may prefer to tap and swipe their laptop screens like a tablet.
A touchpad’s proximity to the keyboard makes it more vulnerable to these kinds of accidents.
verify you have amouse connectedand ready to use before disabling the touchpad.
The key may have an icon resembling a touchpad.
You will likely have to hold theFnkey as you press it.
Alternatively, typesettingsin the Windows search box and selectSettingsfrom the list of options that appear.
SelectTouchpadin the left pane, then switchTouchpadtoOff.
If you want to change the touchpad’s level of sensitivity, scroll down toTouchpad Sensitivity.
you might also choose what happens when you tap the touchpad, and when youScroll and zoom.
Scroll down farther to customizeThree-finger gesturesandFour-finger gestures.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and selectResetto restore the touchpad’s default configs.
FAQ
OpenMouse & Touchpadsettings, then selectAdditional Mouse Options>unit prefs>prefs.
Next, select thePinch Zoomoption and turn offEnable Pinch Zoom, then selectApply>OKto save.
OpenSettingsand selectDevices>Touchpad>Taps.
Then use the drop-down menu to choose between “Most sensitivity.”
“High sensitivity.”
Medium sensitivity" (the default).
and “Low sensitivity.”
Open gear Manager, then right-smack the touchpad > selectUninstall gear>Uninstall.
Windows will automatically give a shot to reinstall the latest driver the next time you power cycle your PC.
