Windows 10: Touchpad Sensitivity in Windows 10

After searching for ways to adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad in Windows 10 I gave up and sent this request suggestion to Microsoft.

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I have a Surface Pro 6 with keypad and the touchpad is way too sensitive to minor touches. Please add back a sensitivity adjustment for it like previous versions of Windows had.
I search for the adjustment and all I find is people complaining about the lack of an adjustment.

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Then I had the following idea and it worked GREAT.

I fixed my problem by putting a layer of Screen Protector plastic film over the touchpad. I had some leftovers from my old Palm Handspring and it worked great. So much better with less sensitivity!

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Hope this helps others.

Pete

:)

 

Decrease Touchpad Sensitivity

Hello Pete,

There is a possibility that you're experiencing this issue due a touchpad driver problem. For us to efficiently assist you, we would like to ask a few questions:

• Could you tell us what is the make and model of your device?
• Have you tried updating the touchpad driver on your device? If not, we suggest that you update it by following the steps
  here on how to update drivers in Windows 10.

Meanwhile, we advise that you try the steps provided by Pawan Dhondiyal in this
article on how to adjust the touch sensitivity of your device.

We're looking forward to your response.

 

touchpad sensitivity

Hi Joobster,

When you mean Touchpad sensitivity, are you referring to the pointer speed of your touchpad? Or are you referring to the touch/pressure sensitivity of your touchpad whenever to press your fingers on your touchpad?

If you are referring to the pointer speed, you may follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + R on your keyboard.
• Type "main.cpl" and hit enter.
• Click Pointer Options.
• Under Motion, select the pointer speed you wanted for your touchpad.

Regarding the Touch/pressure sensitivity, then you will need to contact your PC manufacturer to assist you on installing the right drivers for your touchpad.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Touchpad Sensitivity

There are two places to adjust touchpad sensitivity on Windows 10 and my Lenovo laptop. One is Settings/Devices/Touchpad/Touchpad sensitivity/Most sensitive to Low sensitivity. The other, beginning on the same page where this adjustment can be made, is
also Additional settings/Mouse Properties/Settings/Advanced/Sensitivity/Heavy Touch to Light Touch.

- Which one should be used to adjust touchpad sensitivity? Why?

- Does one setting override the other? If so, which one? If not, which setting place prevails, since a setting in one place does not change the setting in the other.

- Do they do different things relating to sensitivity?