How to disable touchpad on dell laptop

broken image

An advantage this tool has is there are some useful configuration options so you can at least set a few things up to your liking. Touchpad Blocker blocks clicks during typing which helps prevent the cursor from involuntary jumping. Here we have found 5 options for you to try out. There is plenty of software around to disable the mouse/touchpad and keyboard completely, but less available to only disable the touchpad while you type on the keyboard. On some laptops, you can use hotkeys like Fn+F7 to disable the touchpad, but many computers don’t have such a function either built in or via the touchpad’s own driver software. It’s not hard to often find yourself touching the pad or buttons with the palm of your hand while typing and moving the cursor from the current position to another part of the page.

broken image
broken image

The problem with trying to use your standard laptop keyboard in a comfortable position is the touchpad happens to be rather inconveniently placed. Many users that do serious work while the computer is in a static position on a desk or table might use an external keyboard and mouse to make things more comfortable. If you spend several hours at a time working on your laptop computer, it is important that you make sure to sit with the correct posture and try to use your touchpad and keyboard from the correct angle to put less stress on your arms or wrists.