Windows 10: Touchpad disabled and no where to enable again

My PC is a Lenovo Ideapad 330, windows 10 home

after MS Windows update, my touchpad scrolling functions (2 / 3 / 4 finger gestures) was disabled

I have tried all means to enable it (using the Touchpad settings)

but there is no more checkbox for me to turn the hand gestures on

how can i turn it on again?


Thanks alot for the help from community!


-doughnuuut

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disable touchpad

Hi Donna,

Disabling touchpad will depend on the make and model of your Laptop. Some models would have its own button that would allow you to disable/enable the touchpad from the keyboard. Other models would also have settings from its own driver software that would
allow you to toggle it on/off. Since you've mentioned that your laptop is Dell, may we know the specific model?

However, if you have other pointing device to connect on your laptop (like a mouse), you can disable the touchpad through Windows settings by following these steps:

• On your keyboard, press Windows + I.
• Click Devices.
• Choose Touchpad.
• Uncheck Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected.

After performing the steps above, your touchpad will be disabled until you disconnect the other pointing device.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards.

 

disable touchpad

Hi James,

Touchpad is usually disabled and re-enabled by pressing the Fn and either
F3 or F9 keys, but that depends on the laptop that you have. Each brand have its own shortcut keys. However, you can disable the touchpad from the Settings page. Follow these steps:

• Open Settings > Devices.
• In the left pane, click Touchpad.
• To completely disable the touchpad, toggle off Touchpad.
• If you only want to disable the touchpad when an external mouse is connected, check the box for
  Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected option.

Let me know if you need further help so I can assist you.

Regards.

 

win 10 disable touchpad

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.

You can disable the touchpad pressing the FN key + (F1 – F10) (check the laptop user manual to find the Disable/enable touchpad function key).

You can also disable the touchpad using Device manager. To do so kindly follow the below given steps and check if it works:

• Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
• In the list of devices, you should see the touchpad drivers.
• Right click on the device and then select "Disable".

Hope this information helps. Post back with updated issue details for further help.

Thank you.