The story. Windows 10
I prefer to use a mouse rather than the touchpad. So a long time ago I used fn+f7 to disable it.
Earlier this week I discovered the cursor was flying about all over the place and activating somewhere other than where I was typing and clicking on unwanted links!!
I then realised that the touchpad was working and fn+f7 wasn't de-activating it.
After much Googling I found I none of the other methods I discovered appeared to work either. Then I found this PCW option
So I gave that a go. There was no 'Disable' option offered, only uninstall. Which I selected. Was told I'd need to re-start the computer. Which I didn't want to do then, so cancelled it.
Then Scotty came up with a warning that I'd changed the Start-up so I selected Discard the changes (or however they phrased it).
I covered the touchpad with a thick so my hand doesn't operate it when I'm typing.
This morning. Scotty again told me I'd made a change to Start Up. I checked the touchpad and it was still working. Looked at the Device Manager and Elan was still there.
So... now my question is ... how do I find out what I changed? All seems to be working as normal, so I'm confused about what I did.
I prefer to use a mouse rather than the touchpad. So a long time ago I used fn+f7 to disable it.
Earlier this week I discovered the cursor was flying about all over the place and activating somewhere other than where I was typing and clicking on unwanted links!!
I then realised that the touchpad was working and fn+f7 wasn't de-activating it.
After much Googling I found I none of the other methods I discovered appeared to work either. Then I found this PCW option
1. Click Start.
2. Type device manager into the Search box. In the Device Manager, expand Mice and other pointing devices.
device manager
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Look for your mouse in the Device Manager, to disable its touchpad.
3. Right-click the touchpad’s entry. In the menu that pops up, click Disable.
4. Confirm your choice in the pop-up window.
So I gave that a go. There was no 'Disable' option offered, only uninstall. Which I selected. Was told I'd need to re-start the computer. Which I didn't want to do then, so cancelled it.
Then Scotty came up with a warning that I'd changed the Start-up so I selected Discard the changes (or however they phrased it).
I covered the touchpad with a thick so my hand doesn't operate it when I'm typing.
This morning. Scotty again told me I'd made a change to Start Up. I checked the touchpad and it was still working. Looked at the Device Manager and Elan was still there.
So... now my question is ... how do I find out what I changed? All seems to be working as normal, so I'm confused about what I did.