Disable Touch Pad on HP Laptop running Windows 10.

Anonymous
2020-02-01T18:31:02+00:00

I can no longer disable Touchpad (Synaptics SMBus Touchpad) on HP laptop with windows 10. Typical Disabling Driver options through Device control panel are not available. Disable driver options are grayed out. Are there other ways to disable the touch pad? Key strokes shortcuts, etc.?

Latest updates installed. Tried to uninstall touchpad but it just reinstalles automatically upon restart.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-02T20:50:56+00:00

    I got as far as downloading the precision touchpad driver.  When I tried to run the driver update per your example it came back as Synaptics not found! I first downloaded from Lenovo. So then I tried Softpedia, same result. Exhausting!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-02T15:44:04+00:00

    Have you tried the setting in the 'Touchpad' tab by clicking Settings > Devices > Touchpad, Additional settings? (Or maybe available in Settings > Devices > Mouse, Additional Mouseoptions?)

    Then put a checkmark in the box with 'Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached' in the 'Touchpad' tab and click Apply, OK.

    (And if you meant that the Touchpad can be really disabled always by pressing the Disable button.)

    Thanks for replying. Yes I have tried all those steps numerous times.

    My TouchPad setting doesn't look like what you show.

    When I click on Additional Settings I get the mouse properties 

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-01T21:14:23+00:00

    Yes, I restarted and here's a snipit of it:

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-02-02T16:45:58+00:00

    I found this app on the Microsoft Store. Worth a try?

    SynPegatron App for Synaptics Touchpad function - touchpad and scroll function.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-02-01T22:49:27+00:00

    I believe I have done that. I downloaded all 12 apps that the website showed as needing updating. Still after restarting, nothing changed. Am I missing something?

    JR

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