How to disable tap to click on trackpad for Windows 8?

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I've had windows 8 for a while and disabling tap to click has become a priority for me but i cannot figure out how to do it. Its not the same as windows 7 or vista. When i am typing, sometimes my hand hits the pad on my laptop keyboard and it moves where i am typing and screws up everything. Please help, i want to disable the stupid Tap to click feature because i use a USB mouse.

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No idea if you're still looking for the answer to this, but if anyone searches this question, hopefully they will find my answer!

Click on the little up arrow on the right hand side of your start menu (your open applications), right click on the little icon that looks like a touch pad (large rectangle on top of 2 smaller rectangles). Select TouchPad properties. Navigate to the Device Settings tab. Select your touch pad device and click settings. Select the "tapping" subcategory. Unclick "enable tapping".

There, done.

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i had the same problem, if you think you've tried everything (i thought id had as i just got a new laptop with windows 8, which takes some getting used to btw) i clicked the up arrow bottom right of the desktop next to the volume and network icons, and found an icon called ELAN pointing device (it looks like a grey box with 2 grey rectangles under it). i double clicked it and saw straight away the touchpad sensitivity setting. normally i wouldnt have commented about it but i have a feeling it will help alot of people out. just 30 mins ago i was on amazon and wanted to see the total cost of items in my basket inc delivery and before i got a chance to read anything the stupid touchpad sensitivity was so strong it hit the proceed with order button and the payment went through! luckily i was happy with the price in the end or i would have been so annoyed.

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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! My laptop just downloaded 8.1 without my permission and I got the clicking touchpad. It was driving me crazy. I was all over the place where I didn't want to be. The right click on the touchpad icon worked perfectly after almost an hour trying to do it thru the control panel!

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Go to the control panel and change the View by: setting to Large Icons... you need the full screen to see the View by:

Go to mouse in control panel and its the last tab called ClickPad Settings: Click on Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached.

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2015-02-08T14:02:02+00:00

For my Alienware 14, Windows 8.1 Pro:   The Track Pad Driver did not have a button to turn off Tap to Click.   Alienware support me a link to another Track Pad Driver which did indeed have a button to turn off the Tap for Click.   I also have found a button to turn off the Track Pad when a USB mouse is plugged in, which helps a whole lot as when I am typing text, it is impossible to keep my palm from touch the track pad.

What is astonishing to me is that Tap to Click seems to be universally installed, and it is totally useless. I do not see any way it is useful in using the mouse.   I can not navigate the mouse pointer unless it starts with a tap.   I realize that one can change the sensitivity and might, with a lot of experience, be able to change from mouse navigation to Tap option, but it is annoying.

The other truly annoying mouse option is Zoom when I am trying to navigate.   Which for some reason, browsers like Mozilla make really hard to turn off.   Mystifying.

I guess this is the revenge of all those kids whose first relationship with a computer was Donkey Kong and games, and feel using the mouse should be a game.
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