
The only setting the app has is whether to run at Windows start or not. It appears to do the job of the "Turn off TouchPad While Typing" setting, and only that. I then installed a third party app named TouchFreeze. I was able to install it, but it did not install the system tray app I was looking for, nor did it create any additional settings. So I tried an earlier Synaptics driver from 2013 which did have an Extract Only option. It would not install, it simply ran and stated "This driver is not required".

It did not have an Extract Only option, only an install exe. I attempted to install a Synaptics driver from an earlier model XPS which came with Windows 8.1. Setting this to Low has not helped in this case. On Windows 11, go to Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad.I gathered from my reading that earlier versions of Windows 10 did offer the "Turn off TouchPad While Typing" or its equivalent, as several articles I cam across direct users to that setting under Mouse and Trackpad in Settings, but that later versions have apparently eliminated that setting in favor of the Trackpad Sensitivity setting. On Windows 10, go to Start > Settings > Devices > Touchpad. You can change touchpad settings to turn the touchpad on and off, reverse scrolling direction, turn gestures on and off, and more.Īttach your Surface to its keyboard or Type Cover. For more info about other gestures, see Touch gestures on Windows. These gestures work with all Surface Type Covers and the Surface models that have a touchpad. You can swipe on your touchpad to quickly get to certain features and shortcuts. Pinch your thumb and forefinger together or move them apart Like dragging the scroll button on the screen, or using a scroll wheel on a mouse Slide two fingers horizontally or vertically Like moving a mouse while you hold down the left button

Press and hold the left touchpad button down and then slide a finger in any direction Open app commands in Windows apps or a context menu in desktop apps Press down on the right side of your touchpad Press down on the left side of your touchpad To learn how, see Change the touchpad settings. Note: To keep accidental touches from making the cursor jump while you’re typing, you can set the delay before taps work, turn taps off, or turn the touchpad off.
