Auto disable Synaptics Touchpad when USB mouse is connected

Hello

Someone at - it an idea how to move again the function "Auto Disable Synaptics Touchpad when USB mouse is connected.  I found an old entry in a forum that referenced changing a setting in the registry hex 33, and implied that this would make the OPTION become visible in the mouse settings in the control panel.  But it just seems to disable the touchpad while. So I guess that Synaptics have changed things since this 'solution' was published in 2009, I think. .

I have W7 XPS and version 15.3.22.0 for Synaptics Touchpad driver.

See you soon

K.

SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED!

All - I read through it and many forums and have found no solution. I thought of it on my own, so I'm happy to share with you!

This solution applies to those who do not have a touchpad disable button F button at the top of your keyboard and have the Synaptics driver which does not show the option to disable the touchpad when the external device is present. This also applies to those where the registry key update does not work (because it didn't for me).

Here is the solution.

1. go to the Dell site and get the latest driver for your touchpad. Install it.

2. Once installed, go into c:\program files\synaptics\syntp in your windows Explorer.

3. open the program called DellTpad.exe (there is also a DellTouchpad.exe called - do not use this one)

4. Once opened, click on device settings.

5 and here the old box is down! Just click to make it active and it works like a charm.

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