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Let us work together to sort this out. You can try these steps below. Press the Windows key, type touchpad, and press Enter. Or, press Win+I to open Settings, and choose Devices, then Touchpad. In the Touchpad Settings window, click the Touchpad toggle switch to the Off position.
Then install the touchpad software from the PC maker's Support Downloads webpage. This will add settings in Settings > Devices > Touchpad and also in Additional Options (Mouse Properties) where it adds a tab that will have many other settings including often to "Disable touchpad when USB mouse is detected." I hope this helps.
Press Windows +X and select Device Manager. Search and expand Mice and other pointing devices. Right click on the listed driver one by one and select Uninstall device. Check the box beside Delete the driver software for this device and click Ok. Follow the onscreen steps and restart the PC. Upon restart the touchpad driver should install ...
Step 2. Right click on the touchpad Driver and select Update Driver Software> Browse my computer for driver software> Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer> Uncheck show compatible hardware. Step 3. select for any driver that is not compatible with your touchpad then click next and restart the PC.
Click the tab that matches the operating system installed on your computer and perform the steps within that section to change the settings. Windows 8 (8.1) In the Search box type, main.cpl. Touch or click main.cpl in the list of programs. Touch or click the Dell Touchpad tab. The utility is not installed.
Click Update Driver (this is may not do anything as MS is far behind certifying drivers), now RIGHT CLICK on TouchPad and UNINSTALL. Then go to USB Controllers and UNINSTALL EVERYTHING except the category itself (all in it). REBOOT This will refresh the TouchPad Driver and the USB Stack. This does not stop the touchpad from working.
Here are the steps on how to configure it in Windows 10: 1) Open Settings. 2) Click on Devices. 3) Click on Touchpad. 4) Under "Touchpad," clear the Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected option. With this setting, the touchpad will remain disabled unless your mouse is disconnected from the laptop.
Go to Settings > Devices > Touchpad to go over the Settings. Then choose Additional Settings which opens the Mouse properties box. The Touchpad software installs a tab onto it - usually the last one - that should have more settings to check, including a checkbox to Disable Touchpad when USB pointing device is attached.
DeLL shoud really fix this! The DeLL "pointing devices" application shows the touchpad as a regular mouse, not a touchpad. @RickyFromChicago you can do a uninstall and then "rollback driver" from device manager. Kill the touchpad apps from taskmanager before uninstall. I clicked rollback twice after uninstall. The driver read "PS/2 compatible ...
If not try Update Driver > Browse > Let Me Pick to try all previously installed drivers. 3) If that doesn't work then try uninstalling driver, Restart PC using keyboard to Ctrl Alt Del, on blue screen tab to Power Icon in bottom right, press Enter, arrow down to Restart, press Enter to restart to reinstall the driver. 4) If those all don't help ...