Windows 10: touchpad kicks up menu when I start typing

WHile typing in a book document in MS word 2016 on my Surface Pro 6, I often find that the touch pad has activated. Is there a way to deactivate the menu key so I don't waste productivity? In some novel writing sessions I waste 25% of my time fighting that menu. It is the menu key with the parallel lines that is constantly activating.

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I want to disable touchpad on Dell laptop


Hello everyone,
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

 

I have a Dell laptop Inspiron M731R. Since upgrading to Windows 10 I find that I am unable to disable the touchpad.

Hello,

• How are you trying to disable touchpad?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if this helps.

• Click Start.
• Type device manager into the Search box. Click the device manager result, and the Device Manager window will pop up.
• Expand Mice and other pointing devices.
• Right-click the touchpad's entry. In the menu that pops up, click Disable.
• Confirm your choice in the pop-up window.

Kindly let us know the status of the issue to assist you further.

Thank You.

 

Touchpad Freezes/Touchpad opens Start Menu when I don't want it to.


Hello,

#1 For some reason my touchpad on my HP 15 (2015 model with 8.1, now upgraded to Windows 10 1511) freezes. I hate that when it happens, you cant use it for 20 or 30 seconds or so. I close my lid and open it back up and it works normal, but then after a little bit it starts doing it again. My driver is up to date, I think it maybe Synaptics? If I need to give more info, please say!

#2: When I scroll on my touchpad up words it opens the start menu every so often when I am scrolling a lot, but when I didn't even open or even get near it or press Windows key. What is causing this? I hate it when it does this and screws up my readings then it stops scrolling and focuses more on the start menu then I have to click out of the menu and go back to what ever I was doing.

Thanks!