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Disable touchpad with Windows 8.1
When I had 7 Pro i could disable the touch pad in the device manager
I had to go to 8.1 and no way can I turn the D--- thing off and I am about to throw thi thing in the trash
Does anyone out there no how t disable the touchpad using Windows 8.1
Mel
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December 26th, 2014 18:00
I searched for months trying to find a fix for this problem. This page provides the solution.
Just following the instructions above. You will download and install new touchpad driver which somehow got removed or disabled. After install and restart, go back to control panel and then mouse properties. The touchpad tab will be there after the download. Just turn it off and save and apply. Test the touchpad and it should be disabled. I hate microsoft and dell for putting me through this. The answer is so obvious but for some reason it throws people for a loop.
Dell-Farooq A
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June 9th, 2014 02:00
Hi Mel Voss,
I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to disable touch pad in Win 8/Win 8.1 Operating system.
1 Click Start , and then click Control Panel.
2 Click Hardware and Sound.
3 Click Keyboard.
4 In the Mouse Properties window:
• Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad.
• Click the Touch Pad tab to adjust touch pad settings.
5 Click OK to save the settings and restart the system and check.
You can also refer to the below link to disable touch pad using the hot keys
http://dell.to/SqQUMG
Let us know your findings.
zack5610
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July 14th, 2015 12:00
I am "still" trying to get used to Windows 8.1 and am as frustrated as you are with it. I did find a way to disable the touchpad however. Go to the Start screen. Choose the PC Settings icon (the one that looks like a round cog or gear). At the bottom of that screen, click Control Panel. Then on the Control Panel Screen look under Hardware and Sound and find the choice of "Adjust Commonly Used Mobility Settings". This is where you can choose to Turn Off the Touchpad.
Why it has to be so hard to do I cannot explain. But once you do this you won't forget it. I also jotted the instructions down and keep them so I can refer to them in case I forget later on.
Hope this works for you.
sandispoetry
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April 7th, 2016 16:00
Ii found an easier way, I couldn't find it in the Adjust Commonly Used Mobility Settings. Go to your device Manager, go to Keyboard, double click on touchpad, go to Drivers tab, and disable, restart and it will work.
CMH-JBF
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August 2nd, 2016 23:00
This is how I was able to disable my touchpad on my laptop:
Right Click on the windows tab in the lower left corner of the task bar
left Click on Device Manager
scroll down to Mice and Other Pointing Devices and right click on the arrow
Right click on the Dell TouchPad
Left click on Disable
Answer Yes to the Pop up about Disabling
Close out of Device Manager...
Hope this helps someone out!
ronss
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August 3rd, 2016 01:00
cool..never thought of that
Wampuscat
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August 10th, 2016 22:00
Thank you so much. I play online with an external mouse and the touchpad mad it hard to control my character, your solution worked, I had only to figure out which HID compliant mouse was the pad and not my game mouse. Again thank you - problem solved.