For questions about the Synaptics brand touchpad or its drivers. It may be a device that is stand-alone or incorporated into other hardware, like a laptop or keyboard. The Synaptics driver may also serve as the OS generic "mouse" driver. Use the generic [touchpad] tag if the question isn't specific to a Synaptics product or component.
Questions tagged [synaptics-touchpad]
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Synaptics touchpad stops working randomly
I have two laptops. One dell Vostro and other Vaio Z. Both have Synaptics (Yes, I have checked, and the original drivers were from Synaptics as well). On both laptops, the touchpad scrolling stops working at some arbitrary time and nothing seems to…
Jus12
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Use touchpad while "typing"?
My laptop (a Sony Vaio on Windows 8) disables my touchpad when I "type". This means actually typing, or just holding down a key like say, W, A, S or D. The touchpad stays disabled for a short period (<1s), after releasing all keys. Naturally, I want…
Protector one
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Synaptics stole Alt+Shft+L -- how can I reclaim it?
When I updated to Windows 10 it installed the latest Synaptics touchpad driver on my Lenovo W520. I tried to remove the driver but Windows brought it back with the next round of updates.
This particular driver registers a global keyboard hook on…
Brannon
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Is there a way to force Windows to use Precision Touchpad drivers rather than Synaptics?
I have a Dell XPS 15 (9530) that has a Synaptics clickpad. I've tried tinkering with many settings and different Dell/Synaptics drivers, but there's always some aspects that don't work well (two finger scrolling, or palm rejection, etc).
After…
woot
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Use Synaptics Touchpad Scroll in VMware Guest
I would like to use Synaptics "Two-Finger Scrolling" inside a VMware guest.
It works as expected on the host but VMware does not seem to support it. The mouse cursor changes to indicate that scrolling is active but the VMware guest will not respond…
laktak
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Prevent Windows 10 from installing/updating a specific driver?
It seems that the recent Synaptics driver update for Synaptics SMBus TouchPad on Windows 10 (build 100049) somehow doesn't see my middle-button. Uninstalling, and installing an older driver for Windows 8.1 from the HP site (my machine is HP…
Igal Tabachnik
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Synaptics touchpad scroll doesn't work on many applications
The Synaptics touchpad in my new laptop doesn't scroll at all in a number of applications, including Steam and Zune.
I've narrowed the problem down to Synaptics not sending mouse wheel messages, but rather manipulating scroll bars.
I'm only…
Juliana Peña
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Windows 10 Synaptics no Control Panel and Middle Click
Today i upgraded from Win7 to Win10.
First problem i noticed was that the three finger middle click was not working. So i tried to go to the Synaptics Control Panel to fix it. But i coulnd't find it. It's not in the Mouse Options Menu and the icon…
Lulatsch
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Reverse Touchpad 4-Finger Swipe
I recently got a Windows 10 laptop. Opposite to my Macbook, I must swipe right-to-left to go to the right virtual desktop. Is there a way to reverse this, so I swipe left-to-right to go to the right virtual desktop?
Fine Man
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Windows 10 3 finger touchpad swipe gestures don't work after wakeup
After upgrading to Windows 10, after waking the computer from sleep, 3 finger swipe gestures (to minimize all windows or to go to task view), stop working. 3 finger click still brings up Cortana. I'm on a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro using the Windows 10…
Slithy Toves
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Getting Synaptics trackpad to send actual scroll-wheel events
I have a laptop (a Samsung Series 9) with a Synaptics trackpad, and I have Windows XP on it.
One of the nice features of this trackpad is that it allows you to scroll by placing two fingers on the trackpad and then dragging them up or down.
But the…
Ram Rachum
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How to enable Synaptics Touchpad While Typing (without disabling palmcheck)?
All of the solutions to enable pressing a key while dragging the mouse involve disabling palmcheck. The problem is that palmcheck is extremely helpful. Is there a hack to keep palmcheck enabled and at the same time allow me to use the keyboard? This…
Gil Birman
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Synaptic touchpad scroll direction not consistently reversed in Windows 10
I bought a new laptop with Windows 10 and am having issues with the Synaptic touch pad.
By default, two-finger swiping on the touchpad scrolled like a Mac (i.e. the scroll bars move against the direction your fingers move in). That's the opposite of…
Craig Gidney
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Three finger swipe to change between windows
I'm using Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad. I want to be able to switch between open windows (like Alt+Tab) by swiping three fingers left and right. I've been searching the deepest depths of the internet trying to make this work, but with no results.…
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Ubuntu synaptics touchpad is too sensitive
I recently switched from Windows to Linux (Linux Mint specifically) on my IBM T61 laptop. Since making the switch, my touchpad has been nearly unusable. When I place one finger on the touchpad, without moving it, the cursor bobs around in a small…
