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HP Notebooks with Synaptics TouchPad - How to Disable the "Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad" Feature

This document applies to HP Notebook computers with the Synaptics TouchPad.

Double-tapping the upper-left hand corner of the TouchPad enables or disables the TouchPad. When disabled, some models display a graphic on the screen showing the TouchPad with a red line through it.

An amber light illuminates briefly if the computer supports this feature. There might also be an audible sound.

This document describes how to disable the Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad feature.

note:
If the option to disable the touchpad is not available, download the latest touchpad driver from Windows Update. For more information go to Updating the driver through Windows Update in this document.

Disabling the Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad (Windows 10, 8)

To disable the Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad feature, open the TouchPad tab in Mouse Properties.

Click Start , and then type mouse in the search field.
Click Change your mouse settings.
Click Additional mouse options.
In Mouse Properties, click the TouchPad tab.

note:
Some HP notebooks have an HP Control Zone tab. If your notebook has this tab, open it and click HP Control Zone Disable.

If the properties window does not have a TouchPad option, then the TouchPad functionality is not available.
Uncheck Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad.

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If the option is not available on the Mouse Properties window, click Settings to open the Synaptics Control Panel. On the Click tab, uncheck Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad.
Click Apply, and then click OK.

Disabling the Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad (Windows 7)

To disable the Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad feature, open the settings for your Synaptics device in Mouse Properties.

Click Start , and then type mouse in the search field.
Select Mouse from the list of options.
Click the Device Settings tab.
From the Devices list, select your Synaptics device, and then click Settings....
Double-click Tapping. The Tapping window displays.
Uncheck Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad.
Click Close, and then click OK.
In the Mouse Properties window, click Apply.

Updating the driver through Windows Update

If you are unable to turn on a TouchPad or ClickPad on your laptop, follow these steps to find and install updated software and hardware drivers for your computer with Windows 10.

In the Windows search box, type Check for updates, and then click Check for updates in the results list.
Click one of the following options, if presented, on the Windows Update window:
- If updates are available to download, click Install now.
- If no updates are currently listed, click Check for updates, and then click Install now if Windows detects updates.

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