Disable/Enable the touchpad Solved

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Hello everyone,

Recently, I have a MSI GE60 2OC-078XFR laptop that works fine, as long as I don't encounter the following problem: When I type text and accidentally brush against the touchpad, the ongoing typing gets inserted into the already written paragraph, resulting in unreadable gibberish.
I would like to be able to disable the touchpad while I am typing text. Since I use a mouse, this won't be an issue for me otherwise. Once the text is written, I would like to reactivate this touchpad.
If you have a proven solution, please let me know through this forum.

Have a good evening.

getud78

getudir78 · Accepted Answer

Hello everyone,

Finally, on the seller's advice, I went to the MSI website and on the page for my laptop: http://fr.msi.com/product/nb/GP60.html#download
and there, I successively selected Driver then Win 64; I chose to download "Elantech Multi Touchpad" and then installed the driver.

Positive outcome: If the USB mouse is plugged in, the touchpad is disabled and if the USB mouse is not plugged in, the touchpad is enabled. I can therefore write text without messing it up when my wrist brushes against the touchpad.

If we want to split hairs, there are two annoying details left:
1-In the control panel/Mouse Properties: ELAN, checking or unchecking the box for "Disable when USB mouse is plugged in" doesn't change anything: the mouse and touchpad are exclusive of each other anyway; which is not bothersome in itself.
2- The Fn+F3 keys still have no effect on the touchpad.

Conclusion: My problem is resolved thanks to the MSI website

Thank you to everyone who helped me with their advice and suggestions.

Best regards,

Getudir78

dudu1309om · Answer

Hello.Most of the time, the touchpad is activated and deactivated with the FN key for the number; it's up to you to check that.

ledemandeur00 · Answer

I'm not sure about what I'm saying, but on my computer, in the top left corner of the touchpad, there's a small indentation that makes it so that as soon as I tap lightly on it, the touchpad is disabled!

dudu1309om · Answer

So you've found it yourself.  Mark the issue as resolved.  Best regards.

getudir78 · Answer

Thank you for this response. However, after trying, it doesn't work with my touchpad.

dudu1309om · Answer

Hello.  Just above the touchpad, is there not a button to toggle the touchpad on/off?

getudir78 · Answer

Good evening,
Thank you for your responses. I printed the mini user manual for the MSI laptop in question and I did read that Fn + F3 allows you to disable or reactivate the touchpad. I tried it but it doesn't work: the touchpad continues to function.
Is there a command that I need to activate beforehand that I am unaware of for it to work?
If you know the solution, please send it to me.

Have a good evening.

getudir78

jeudiswar · Answer

Hello, I'm currently having the same issue: the touchpad has automatically disabled itself and I don't know how, and I can't get it to work again.
I used the keyboard shortcut Fn + F3 as indicated in the user manual and nothing happens.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the touchpad driver does nothing...
I don't know what else to do..... the PC is brand new (only about 1 month old).

Thank you in advance to those who can spare a minute for me.

truc · Answer

In the control panel, you should be able to find a link to configure the mouse (and thus the touchpad => to enable or disable it).
If you want to use a KEYBOARD shortcut to enable/disable the touchpad, you should look towards the keyboard drivers: go to the manufacturer’s website of your computer (e.g., asus.com), and download a driver for your keyboard to then enable all keyboard shortcuts (hotkey in English).

getudir78 · Answer

Thank you for your help,

I resolved the problem by downloading the "Elan Smart Pad" driver for the mouse that manages the mouse and the touchpad: When the USB mouse is connected, the touchpad is automatically disabled and when it is not connected, the touchpad is automatically enabled.

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions to me.

Getudir78

COGALAIN · Answer

On HP, there's a small square in the top left of the Pad, but it's tricky because it's not very responsive, and Fn F7 doesn't work on Windows 8. Type several times :-)

lecteur · Answer

Fn + F9, for my case

domroy · Answer

fn + f9 airplane mode ;)

Monique · Answer

Hello,
Thank you for the tips. I had disabled the touchpad at home 3 years ago, but today it was activated by itself.... Since I didn't remember the maneuver, I did Fn+F9 as suggested, and it worked for my Asus laptop running Windows 7. Thanks again for your good advice.

Disable/Enable the touchpad

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