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The touchpad on a laptop is a useful navigation tool but can also be quite annoying. To resolve and disable the touchpad on the laptop, especially how to disable the touchpad on Lenovo laptop, follow the instructions provided by Mytour. First, you need to download and install the useful Lenovo Driver Update Utility for Lenovo laptops.
Disable touchpad on Lenovo laptop, turn off touchpad on Lenovo computer
There are various models of Lenovo laptops, so in this article, Mytour will provide the most comprehensive way to disable the touchpad on Lenovo laptops of some popular models on the market today:
* For the latest Thinkpad models
Since the latest Thinkpad models do not support disabling the touchpad via shortcut keys, users often have to disable the touchpad through system customization.
Method 1: Using Control Panel
Step 1: Press Start Menu > type Control Panel in the search box and click to select
Step 2
Access Hardware and Sound to enter the hardware management page on the computer.
Alternatively, you can open the system tray and double-click the touchpad icon there.
There are important differences to note in the Mouse Properties interface.
Method 2: Disable via BIOS
Step 1: Turn off and restart your ThinkPad. During the restart process, continuously press the F1 key after the Lenovo logo appears to access the BIOS Setup Utility. If the system requires an administrator password, simply enter it.
Step 2: Use the arrow keys to navigate to the menu and locate the Touchpad item.
Step 3: Switch from Enable to Disabled to turn off the touchpad on your Thinkpad laptop. Press Esc to exit the main menu and save the BIOS update, then restart your computer.
For older Thinkpad laptop models
You can use shortcut keys to disable the touchpad on Lenovo laptops for some older Thinkpad models.
The hotkey to disable the touchpad on older Thinkpads is Fn + F8.
After pressing this hotkey combination, the UltraNav touchpad settings will appear. Choose the second option Enable TrackPoint only.
For Ideapad laptop models
Method 1: Using shortcut keys
Shortcut key Fn + F6 or Fn + F8 or simply press F6 or F8 with the corresponding symbol as shown in the image.
Method 2: Using Control Panel
Step 1: Press Start Menu > type Control Panel in the search box and click to select
Step 2: Choose Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Mouse to open the Mouse Properties interface.
The process and visuals are similar to those on Thinkpad
Switch to the Device Settings tab or Elan Smart-Pad depending on the touchpad driver installed by the user.
Step 3: Click on the driver > press Disable or Stop Device to turn off the touchpad on Ideapad laptops (depending on whether the driver is Synaptics or Elan)
Now you can disable the Lenovo laptop touchpad with some common models that are widely used today.
Disabling the Lenovo laptop touchpad is similar to disabling the touchpad on Dell or Asus laptops because all touchpads rely on drivers for operation, so disabling the touchpad via the driver is becoming increasingly popular, not unlike using shortcut keys on laptops. However, the difference between each laptop model from each manufacturer poses a challenge in disabling the touchpad on laptops in a different way. Each laptop model will basically have different shortcut keys to disable the touchpad, especially Dell and HP models which can be harder to find.
That being said, disabling the touchpad inadvertently deprives users of some interesting Win 10 touchpad gestures that not everyone has the opportunity to experience. Of course, after disabling the touchpad on the laptop, users can easily reactivate it.
Furthermore, you should also check the warranty of your Lenovo or Dell laptop to determine if it is still under warranty. If it is, you should bring it to reputable service centers for the best service and avoid bringing it to unreliable and untraceable laptop warranty centers.
When installing Windows 10 on a Lenovo laptop, users may encounter Lenovo Win 10 Touchpad errors. Fixing Lenovo Win 10 Touchpad errors is quite simple. Refer to how to fix Lenovo Win 10 Touchpad errors here.
