Mouse movement

[Newchodge]

I have just got a new laptop and, when using it at my desk I use a proper mouse. The laptop uses Windows 10. The mouse pointer keeps leaping around the desktop for no apparent reason - for example, while typing on here it keeps wandering up to the bookmarks tab and opening it, so I am no longer able to type until I recover the mouse onto the app I am using. Any ideas?

 

[Newchodge]

I think I may know what is going wrong - in typing I am touching the toughpad. Can I disable the touchpad when I use the uSB connected mouse?

 

[Alyson Dyer]

Yes, it's F7 on my machine

 

[Nico Albrecht]

Get yourself a mouse and keyboard combo. I use on my laptops and macs the
Logitech MK520 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse combo. Only one receiver no pairing required just plug and play. Batteries on that setup last for more than 1 year without charging.

 

[cloudSPRT]

I have had issues like this with trackpads that appear to be caused by the laptop heating up and activating the trackpad making it jump all over the place and click on links and also activating the hot key to enable and disable the trackpad (due to it being double click on the top corner).

I had it looked at by the Companies field technicians too no avail (and no charge as was in Guarantee period). In the end I had to disable the Trackpad within the Devices manager and use an external mouse at all times.

Logitech MK520 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse combo

Also the advantage with Logitech is if you wish to change Keyboard or mouse in the future you can still use the same receiver and add the new device via their software (also if you lose the receiver you can buy a new receiver without the Keyboard and Mouse becoming obsolete)

 

[Newchodge]

I've gone into the devices setting, and it only allows you to change the sensitivity, not turn it off.

 

[cloudSPRT]

Apologies I meant the Device Manager (Control Panel > Device Manager > Mice and Other Pointing Device > Double Click the Trackpad > Driver > Disable Driver

 

[Newchodge]

Windows 10 doesn't have Control Panel

 

[Newchodge]

KItg's OK, I found it in mouse options, not in touchpad. Spoke too soon. disabled it but it still works. I'll try re-boot

 

[DG web consultancy]

I've had a problem with that on a laptop which is not accidentally touching it because it happens without me touching any part of it. Never got a clear fix for it so just plug in a mouse and turn the touchpad off which works okay since I basically use it like a desktop PC.

 

[Nico Albrecht]

Windows 10 doesn't have Control Panel

Windows 10 has control panel. Just press Windows key and type control voila

 

[jazperson]

You don't need to disable the touchpad. I use a mouse with the touchpad activated. You just need to update the drivers etc. Since all of your devices are new, the only thing I can think of is the driver or the mouse isn't properly installed.

 

[TotalWebSolutions]

Found something on Microsoft community which should hopefully solve this and then allow FN + F9 to be used to disable the function when needed. See here

 

[Deleted member 59730]

The only thing I've found to stop mouse movement is the pink poison sold in France. Its called Souricide.

 

[Newchodge]

It's USB. I have set up that the trackpad is disabled whenever the USB mouse is in use, but the prpoblem still happens occasionally. I've learnt to live with it.