If there is no external mouse, then the pad will be enabled until you plug a mouse in. I held it and hit the option to uninstall it and restarted my computer. Press windows key + R key together. Do not be tempted to install the other drivers from this page. Although the touchpad on an Asus laptop can be useful for clicking, scrolling and selecting content, it can be a nuisance if you're using an external wired or wireless mouse.
Also, you might want to check for updates to your drivers, including the Synaptics drivers. My laptop is touchscreen its a drawing laptop and it can bend backwards and all that. If you do this often enough, you might find it interesting to program your computer to recognize the mouse when plugged in and automatically deactivate your touchpad. However after the second update the touchpad suddenly stopped working. I have uninstalled the touchpad driver and restarted the computer three times from Control Panel, but it still works. Yesterday my touchpad stopped working. The keyboard shortcut didn't work and I tried updating the driver but it didn't work either.
There's no touchpad settings anywhere on my laptop, not in device manager or anywhere else and Asus Smart Gesture installation always fails. Let us know how it goes. Discussion in '' started by KennyTirtayasa,. After installing the Toshiba Value Added Package and the Synaptics driver, the only change is that now I can see a big icon in the center of the screen alert me when the state of the mouse switches from enabled to disabled. Under the Touchpad section, uncheck the option next to Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected. Sincerely, Pat Finally solved this. It was pretty simple in my mouse settings.
If I come up with a solution I'll post back. The following is the contact information: Also you can contact the local service center for help. Since installing W10 it no longer shuts off. Each time I restart Asus SmartGesture, all the settings are default again. Find your touchpad driver and Right-click on your touchpad driver and Click Update Driver Software.
Maybe after that Fn+F9 would also work. Ideally I'd like for the trackpad to be off only when a mouse is attached, but at this point I can't seem to find a way to disable it in any way. According to your description, we might suggest you to take your product to our local service center for comprehensive inspection and help you to fix the problem. Click Devices, then select Touchpad on the left menu. This is a workaround but I'd rather have it work properly. The question that I linked to is about a different issue.
I was thinking of formatting and reinstalling Windows but I've only had this laptop a week and haven't had the chance. If you have another type of touchpad, it's possible to change the mouse settings using Control Panel, or a third-party tool -- usually provided by your device manufacturer. Keep in mind this is only if you have a separate mouse, and want to use it. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 on this site the. When Should You Activate or Deactivate Your Touchpad? This is on a 2013 Asus Ultrabook Zenbook Prime. Make sure the Touchpad option on the right panel is turned on. This is still an issue for me.
Please help, thank you : I have been experiencing the same issue. Some newer laptops include a dedicated button to perform this manoeuvre. I'll include screenshots to help in the translation. These are the only ones designed to work with Windows 10. I have to Disable the touchpad completely using Fn+F9. In order to merge them, you will need to provide links to the two accounts. Looking forward to your reply.
The touchpad also stops working randomly after using the computer anywhere between 10 to 60 minutes. If it isn't broken, don't fix it. It said the touchpad was working properly. How Does a Touchpad Work? Touchpads use relative motion to work, meaning that they enable you to swipe your finger across the touchpad and have the pointer onscreen mimic your gesture. I did a update driver - find driver on internet. And it doesn't make sense since I have 2 computers of the exact same model experiencing the same issue.
Dear mlg63, the solution below you gave me, Fn plus f3, no longer works. If you're a business owner who prefers the convenience of a standard mouse to run day-to-day business operations, disabling the touchpad decreases the chances of accidentally tapping the device and making unwanted selections. In here click on your device. Has anyone else noticed this? I need this thing disabled because it interferes with the typing very badly. Sometimes parts of the pad can become sensitive at all times to the slightest touch and this might be your problem. Although it is successfully installed, I have no icon for the touchpad in the notification area, and my mouse properties have not changed at all.
For example, on some Dell laptops, the setting to disable the touchpad is located in the Dell's support software. Thanks for trying to help. A menu with different mouse-choices appears. On some models, there is a keyboard shortcut to activate or deactivate the touchpad. All I needed to do was find the app and disable it. If this does not help, and an external mouse works fine, then it may well be a hardware issue. Even no Installed Device recognizeable.