How to disable the touchpad of a Lenovo ThinkPad?

A touchpad is a fundamental unit of the laptops. It is developed to perform the role of the mouse. People sometimes prefer disabling this feature when using the inbuilt keyboard. There are many people who want to disable the touchpad but are not aware of the process. Lenovo Laptop Technical Support has provided this article to supply the method of disabling this feature on ThinkPad series of laptops.

Follow these instructions and disable the touchpad-

1. The first thing you need to do is to click on the Start Button.

2. Move the cursor to the Search box and type Mouse

3. You will then have to select either Mouse or Mouse Properties from the search results.

4. Click on the tab "UltraNav" or ThinkPad from the mouse properties.

5. You will then see an option named "Device Settings" if you are using the updated version of touchpad driver; click on it to move further.

6. Now, uncheck the "Enable Touchpad" option and open the drop-down menu to select "Use Trackpad Only".

Update the Trackpad drivers

There are chances that you do not find the option of "Device Settings" when you are using the outdated version of Trackpad driver. You will be required to download it from the Lenovo Product Support. Visit the official website and enter into the section "Drivers and Support". Choose your product model from the list and install the available drivers.

Dial us for a remote session

You must be aware that you have the option to contact us any hour of the day. You are welcome to dial the Lenovo Helpline Number Canada @ 1-844-888-3870 whenever you come across any difficulty in between the process. Call us or send an email; you can also request our technicians to provide a remote session and disable the feature for you.

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