We all have been thorough this annoyance. You are typing a crucial email and then the mouse cursor suddenly jumps to some other location or application.
This happens due to the high touchpad sensitivity. The best way to address the issue is to disable the touchpad while typing. Since manually disabling the touchpad every time you want to type something is not a good idea, it’s best to configure Windows 10 to automatically disable the touchpad while typing.
When you configure Windows 10 to automatically disable the touchpad while typing, the touchpad or trackpad is disabled/blocked as long as you type. The moment you stop typing, the touchpad/trackpad is enabled or activated again.
Fortunately, Windows 10 offers a built-in option to disable the trackpad while typing. You don’t need to go for a third-party software for this job.
Turn off the trackpad while typing in Windows 10
Complete the given below directions to disable the touchpad/trackpad while typing in Windows 10.
Step 1: Open the Settings app. Navigate to Devices > Touchpad.
Step 2: In the Touchpad sensitivity section, select Low sensitivity option from the drop-down box to disable the touchpad while typing. If you don’t want to completely disable the touchpad while typing, you can select Medium sensitivity option.
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Brendan says
Ha! This actually helped me do exactly the opposite – turn the sensitivity all the way up. The reason is because I was playing a game where I needed to use the keyboard to move around, and move and click with the touchpad at the same time (Stardew Valley). Thanks to this post I understand what setting was causing the cursor to freeze while I was touching the keyboard. But now I know what setting I need to change when I’m having issues accidentally touching the touchpad.
Thanks.
Jeff says
This touch pad is not likeable for me and I shut down scrolling and it still scrolls occasionally and I can’t figure out how to stop the tap option. I could do this on my last lap top. It is crazy when typing if I tap the touch pad I wind up on another page and it is just crazy I would love to just use my buttons to tap and the two and three fingers scroll I hate it and is problematic for me. Please tell me how to disable this touchpad or just the tap portion. I still want to move my pointer around but that is it, no automatic scrolling. Help!!!!