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 seemed to work for me on Windows 7, but when I upgraded to 8 and installed the latest synaptics drivers it became one or the other.
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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 seemed to work for me on Windows 7, but when I upgraded to 8 and installed the latest synaptics drivers it became one or the other.
windows-8 synaptics-touchpad
edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
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Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55
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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 seemed to work for me on Windows 7, but when I upgraded to 8 and installed the latest synaptics drivers it became one or the other.
windows-8 synaptics-touchpad
edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
fixer1234
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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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 seemed to work for me on Windows 7, but when I upgraded to 8 and installed the latest synaptics drivers it became one or the other.
windows-8 synaptics-touchpad
windows-8 synaptics-touchpad
edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
fixer1234
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
fixer1234
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edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
fixer1234
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edited Sep 22 '18 at 1:07
fixer1234
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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asked Sep 12 '13 at 15:33
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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Gil BirmanGil Birman
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Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55
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1
Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55
1
1
Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55
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The problem is that Synaptics "palm check" is not your problem. Palm check detects that your hand is resting on the touch pad, and will not intemperate that as an attempt to move the mouse.
The problem is a setting in windows 8 that disables tapping while typing. However the correct driver should automatically disable this, and use palm check only.
Make certain that your driver is in fact up to date. Make sure you get the latest driver from the manufacturer that is intended for your laptop and for Windows 8. If no driver is offered for Win 8 try the Win 7 driver, or the generic driver from http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers. Be sure to fully remove your driver before installing another version. If there is no Win 8 OEM driver for your device, and none of the others work either, then you can try disabling the setting manually:
Unfortunately I can not seem to find the location of the setting! It's easily accessed in 8.1:
Open the charms menu, select settings > "Change PC Settings" > "PC and Devices" > "Mouse & Touchpad" and disable the taps delay.
But I can not locate the same setting (which may have a different name) in normal Windows 8.
If the setting is grayed out (or otherwise impossible to change) then you may need to remove your drivers, disable the setting, then re install them.
If it still doesn't work, then I am afraid you will need to contact your laptops manufacturer for assistance. They may release a new driver in the future, or it may not be possible to fix. In the second case, there may be third party software that can help you.
At least that's how I got it to work when I had a similar problem. Though soon after fixing it a new version of the driver was released that not only would have fixed it, but made it work even better. YMMV
answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
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I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
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In a similar post - Use touchpad while “typing”? - the following answers were proposed.
Disable/reduce SmartSense
This described in detail in
How to Turn PalmCheck On or Off for Touchpad in Windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Mouse
- Click on the TouchPad Settings tab, then on ClickPad Settings.
- Double Click "SmartSense"
- Slide the Slider all the way to "Off"
- Click Close and OK.
The article Prevent Touchpad From Being Disabled by Keypresses says further:
Although it doesn’t mention disabling the touchpad while typing, it in
fact does do this while set above 50%.
I recommend setting it to around 50%, or have a play around to find
what works best for you. You can test whether the touchpad is still
being disabled easily by selecting a new value, then holding the Tab
key and attempting to move the touchpad. If the touchpad stops
responding after a couple of seconds, the PalmCheck setting is still
too high.
Registry update
In the Registry, go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESynapticsSynTPDefaults, and set the
value of all string entries of the form PalmKms…, to 0. (Of course,
they probably don't all need to be 0, but have fun finding out which
one(s) you actually need!) These values determine the amount of ms
that the touchpad stays disabled after keyboard input has been
detected.
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answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
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these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
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I am not 100% sure it will help, since I don't have a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad, so I can't test this application. But try TouchFreeze, it's free.
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
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thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
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harrymc's solution works for me.
I made .reg file for setting it, as it's reset sometimes.
Be aware I'm using 32-bit and I don't guarantee it's the same on 64-bit.
.reg file
open it in notepad and see
set all PalmKMS** to 0
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
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None of the solutions offered by others solved the issue very well. Using the old Windows 7 drivers did work in Windows 8 but then other features were absent, such as two-finger smooth scrolling. When I was on Windows 7 with the old drivers I had used a utility called TwoFingerScroll which solved this problem for me, but it does not work on Windows 8.
In the end, the way I actually dealt with the problem was to disable PalmCheck AND to disable tapping on the touch pad. Both are options in the Synaptics control panel. Now, even though my palm might move the mouse it does not cause the click which was driving me crazy before.
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
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When using Synaptics Touchpad:
Go to contol panel then go to mouse settings (Mouse Properties).
Open the last tab (Device Settings) and in the center right there should be a box that says 'settings...', Click on that and it brings up 'Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.5 on PS/2 Port' (for me).
Open the '+' next to 'Pointing (3rd one down), then 'Sensitivity' (1st one in pointing) and go to 'TouchCheck'.
Slide the slider to Minimum for enabling the touchpad while typing (for games or productivity, etc. ) and to Maximum when wanting no touchpad when typing (accidental palm, etc. ). This is what worked for me.
I am using windows 8.1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
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On many touchpads there is a setting in the drivers you can access by opening Run, typing in "regedit", and then navigating to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl. Somewhere is a setting called something like Disable Touchpad While Typing, which you can change the value to 0. It's a mess in the registry though. I'll update this if I find it
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
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The problem is that Synaptics "palm check" is not your problem. Palm check detects that your hand is resting on the touch pad, and will not intemperate that as an attempt to move the mouse.
The problem is a setting in windows 8 that disables tapping while typing. However the correct driver should automatically disable this, and use palm check only.
Make certain that your driver is in fact up to date. Make sure you get the latest driver from the manufacturer that is intended for your laptop and for Windows 8. If no driver is offered for Win 8 try the Win 7 driver, or the generic driver from http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers. Be sure to fully remove your driver before installing another version. If there is no Win 8 OEM driver for your device, and none of the others work either, then you can try disabling the setting manually:
Unfortunately I can not seem to find the location of the setting! It's easily accessed in 8.1:
Open the charms menu, select settings > "Change PC Settings" > "PC and Devices" > "Mouse & Touchpad" and disable the taps delay.
But I can not locate the same setting (which may have a different name) in normal Windows 8.
If the setting is grayed out (or otherwise impossible to change) then you may need to remove your drivers, disable the setting, then re install them.
If it still doesn't work, then I am afraid you will need to contact your laptops manufacturer for assistance. They may release a new driver in the future, or it may not be possible to fix. In the second case, there may be third party software that can help you.
At least that's how I got it to work when I had a similar problem. Though soon after fixing it a new version of the driver was released that not only would have fixed it, but made it work even better. YMMV
answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
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I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
add a comment |
The problem is that Synaptics "palm check" is not your problem. Palm check detects that your hand is resting on the touch pad, and will not intemperate that as an attempt to move the mouse.
The problem is a setting in windows 8 that disables tapping while typing. However the correct driver should automatically disable this, and use palm check only.
Make certain that your driver is in fact up to date. Make sure you get the latest driver from the manufacturer that is intended for your laptop and for Windows 8. If no driver is offered for Win 8 try the Win 7 driver, or the generic driver from http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers. Be sure to fully remove your driver before installing another version. If there is no Win 8 OEM driver for your device, and none of the others work either, then you can try disabling the setting manually:
Unfortunately I can not seem to find the location of the setting! It's easily accessed in 8.1:
Open the charms menu, select settings > "Change PC Settings" > "PC and Devices" > "Mouse & Touchpad" and disable the taps delay.
But I can not locate the same setting (which may have a different name) in normal Windows 8.
If the setting is grayed out (or otherwise impossible to change) then you may need to remove your drivers, disable the setting, then re install them.
If it still doesn't work, then I am afraid you will need to contact your laptops manufacturer for assistance. They may release a new driver in the future, or it may not be possible to fix. In the second case, there may be third party software that can help you.
At least that's how I got it to work when I had a similar problem. Though soon after fixing it a new version of the driver was released that not only would have fixed it, but made it work even better. YMMV
answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
2,05152646
I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
add a comment |
The problem is that Synaptics "palm check" is not your problem. Palm check detects that your hand is resting on the touch pad, and will not intemperate that as an attempt to move the mouse.
The problem is a setting in windows 8 that disables tapping while typing. However the correct driver should automatically disable this, and use palm check only.
Make certain that your driver is in fact up to date. Make sure you get the latest driver from the manufacturer that is intended for your laptop and for Windows 8. If no driver is offered for Win 8 try the Win 7 driver, or the generic driver from http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers. Be sure to fully remove your driver before installing another version. If there is no Win 8 OEM driver for your device, and none of the others work either, then you can try disabling the setting manually:
Unfortunately I can not seem to find the location of the setting! It's easily accessed in 8.1:
Open the charms menu, select settings > "Change PC Settings" > "PC and Devices" > "Mouse & Touchpad" and disable the taps delay.
But I can not locate the same setting (which may have a different name) in normal Windows 8.
If the setting is grayed out (or otherwise impossible to change) then you may need to remove your drivers, disable the setting, then re install them.
If it still doesn't work, then I am afraid you will need to contact your laptops manufacturer for assistance. They may release a new driver in the future, or it may not be possible to fix. In the second case, there may be third party software that can help you.
At least that's how I got it to work when I had a similar problem. Though soon after fixing it a new version of the driver was released that not only would have fixed it, but made it work even better. YMMV
answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
2,05152646
The problem is that Synaptics "palm check" is not your problem. Palm check detects that your hand is resting on the touch pad, and will not intemperate that as an attempt to move the mouse.
The problem is a setting in windows 8 that disables tapping while typing. However the correct driver should automatically disable this, and use palm check only.
Make certain that your driver is in fact up to date. Make sure you get the latest driver from the manufacturer that is intended for your laptop and for Windows 8. If no driver is offered for Win 8 try the Win 7 driver, or the generic driver from http://www.synaptics.com/resources/drivers. Be sure to fully remove your driver before installing another version. If there is no Win 8 OEM driver for your device, and none of the others work either, then you can try disabling the setting manually:
Unfortunately I can not seem to find the location of the setting! It's easily accessed in 8.1:
Open the charms menu, select settings > "Change PC Settings" > "PC and Devices" > "Mouse & Touchpad" and disable the taps delay.
But I can not locate the same setting (which may have a different name) in normal Windows 8.
If the setting is grayed out (or otherwise impossible to change) then you may need to remove your drivers, disable the setting, then re install them.
If it still doesn't work, then I am afraid you will need to contact your laptops manufacturer for assistance. They may release a new driver in the future, or it may not be possible to fix. In the second case, there may be third party software that can help you.
At least that's how I got it to work when I had a similar problem. Though soon after fixing it a new version of the driver was released that not only would have fixed it, but made it work even better. YMMV
answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
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answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
zeelzeel
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answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
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answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:52
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I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
add a comment |
I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
I've tried these suggestions, except for disabling the taps delay. I don't know where that is and could not find it per your instructions.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:49
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Oh. . . I'm sorry, I forgot that my system is running 8.1! There is still a similar setting in 8, I just can't figure out where. I know I had the same problem as you, and managed to fix it, but I can't remember where the setting was. . .
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:22
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
Thank you zeel, this has been bugging me for ages -- when you need to hold a key + click for an action, I could not get it to work for the life of me. The strange thing is, with the setting disabled, holding a key while trying to move the trackpad results in some, stuttery movement. Better than nothing, I guess?
– James B
Mar 13 '15 at 8:31
add a comment |
In a similar post - Use touchpad while “typing”? - the following answers were proposed.
Disable/reduce SmartSense
This described in detail in
How to Turn PalmCheck On or Off for Touchpad in Windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Mouse
- Click on the TouchPad Settings tab, then on ClickPad Settings.
- Double Click "SmartSense"
- Slide the Slider all the way to "Off"
- Click Close and OK.
The article Prevent Touchpad From Being Disabled by Keypresses says further:
Although it doesn’t mention disabling the touchpad while typing, it in
fact does do this while set above 50%.
I recommend setting it to around 50%, or have a play around to find
what works best for you. You can test whether the touchpad is still
being disabled easily by selecting a new value, then holding the Tab
key and attempting to move the touchpad. If the touchpad stops
responding after a couple of seconds, the PalmCheck setting is still
too high.
Registry update
In the Registry, go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESynapticsSynTPDefaults, and set the
value of all string entries of the form PalmKms…, to 0. (Of course,
they probably don't all need to be 0, but have fun finding out which
one(s) you actually need!) These values determine the amount of ms
that the touchpad stays disabled after keyboard input has been
detected.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
add a comment |
In a similar post - Use touchpad while “typing”? - the following answers were proposed.
Disable/reduce SmartSense
This described in detail in
How to Turn PalmCheck On or Off for Touchpad in Windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Mouse
- Click on the TouchPad Settings tab, then on ClickPad Settings.
- Double Click "SmartSense"
- Slide the Slider all the way to "Off"
- Click Close and OK.
The article Prevent Touchpad From Being Disabled by Keypresses says further:
Although it doesn’t mention disabling the touchpad while typing, it in
fact does do this while set above 50%.
I recommend setting it to around 50%, or have a play around to find
what works best for you. You can test whether the touchpad is still
being disabled easily by selecting a new value, then holding the Tab
key and attempting to move the touchpad. If the touchpad stops
responding after a couple of seconds, the PalmCheck setting is still
too high.
Registry update
In the Registry, go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESynapticsSynTPDefaults, and set the
value of all string entries of the form PalmKms…, to 0. (Of course,
they probably don't all need to be 0, but have fun finding out which
one(s) you actually need!) These values determine the amount of ms
that the touchpad stays disabled after keyboard input has been
detected.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
add a comment |
In a similar post - Use touchpad while “typing”? - the following answers were proposed.
Disable/reduce SmartSense
This described in detail in
How to Turn PalmCheck On or Off for Touchpad in Windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Mouse
- Click on the TouchPad Settings tab, then on ClickPad Settings.
- Double Click "SmartSense"
- Slide the Slider all the way to "Off"
- Click Close and OK.
The article Prevent Touchpad From Being Disabled by Keypresses says further:
Although it doesn’t mention disabling the touchpad while typing, it in
fact does do this while set above 50%.
I recommend setting it to around 50%, or have a play around to find
what works best for you. You can test whether the touchpad is still
being disabled easily by selecting a new value, then holding the Tab
key and attempting to move the touchpad. If the touchpad stops
responding after a couple of seconds, the PalmCheck setting is still
too high.
Registry update
In the Registry, go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESynapticsSynTPDefaults, and set the
value of all string entries of the form PalmKms…, to 0. (Of course,
they probably don't all need to be 0, but have fun finding out which
one(s) you actually need!) These values determine the amount of ms
that the touchpad stays disabled after keyboard input has been
detected.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
In a similar post - Use touchpad while “typing”? - the following answers were proposed.
Disable/reduce SmartSense
This described in detail in
How to Turn PalmCheck On or Off for Touchpad in Windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Mouse
- Click on the TouchPad Settings tab, then on ClickPad Settings.
- Double Click "SmartSense"
- Slide the Slider all the way to "Off"
- Click Close and OK.
The article Prevent Touchpad From Being Disabled by Keypresses says further:
Although it doesn’t mention disabling the touchpad while typing, it in
fact does do this while set above 50%.
I recommend setting it to around 50%, or have a play around to find
what works best for you. You can test whether the touchpad is still
being disabled easily by selecting a new value, then holding the Tab
key and attempting to move the touchpad. If the touchpad stops
responding after a couple of seconds, the PalmCheck setting is still
too high.
Registry update
In the Registry, go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESynapticsSynTPDefaults, and set the
value of all string entries of the form PalmKms…, to 0. (Of course,
they probably don't all need to be 0, but have fun finding out which
one(s) you actually need!) These values determine the amount of ms
that the touchpad stays disabled after keyboard input has been
detected.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
1
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
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1
1
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
answered Sep 17 '13 at 7:11
harrymcharrymc
258k14270572
258k14270572
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
add a comment |
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
these suggestions don't work. also I don't have the PalmKms registry keys, those are probably for an earlier version of the drivers.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 7:28
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
For some Synaptics version the slider is found in : Control Panel / Mouse / Device Settings / Settings / Pointing / Sensitivity.
– harrymc
Sep 17 '13 at 15:07
add a comment |
I am not 100% sure it will help, since I don't have a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad, so I can't test this application. But try TouchFreeze, it's free.
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
add a comment |
I am not 100% sure it will help, since I don't have a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad, so I can't test this application. But try TouchFreeze, it's free.
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
add a comment |
I am not 100% sure it will help, since I don't have a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad, so I can't test this application. But try TouchFreeze, it's free.
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
I am not 100% sure it will help, since I don't have a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad, so I can't test this application. But try TouchFreeze, it's free.
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:39
matan129matan129
1,85421323
1,85421323
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
add a comment |
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
thanks but it disables the buttons
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:47
add a comment |
harrymc's solution works for me.
I made .reg file for setting it, as it's reset sometimes.
Be aware I'm using 32-bit and I don't guarantee it's the same on 64-bit.
.reg file
open it in notepad and see
set all PalmKMS** to 0
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
add a comment |
harrymc's solution works for me.
I made .reg file for setting it, as it's reset sometimes.
Be aware I'm using 32-bit and I don't guarantee it's the same on 64-bit.
.reg file
open it in notepad and see
set all PalmKMS** to 0
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
add a comment |
harrymc's solution works for me.
I made .reg file for setting it, as it's reset sometimes.
Be aware I'm using 32-bit and I don't guarantee it's the same on 64-bit.
.reg file
open it in notepad and see
set all PalmKMS** to 0
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
harrymc's solution works for me.
I made .reg file for setting it, as it's reset sometimes.
Be aware I'm using 32-bit and I don't guarantee it's the same on 64-bit.
.reg file
open it in notepad and see
set all PalmKMS** to 0
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
answered Oct 22 '13 at 18:23
trogpertrogper
5052615
5052615
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
add a comment |
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Thank you! The .reg file works perfectly for my touchpad (v17 driver), even though the PalmKMS keys weren't there in the first place. Applying it and manually restarting SynTPEnh.exe does the trick.
– Andy C.
Jul 30 '16 at 16:03
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
Also, you can actually turn palm rejection on after applying this to get the best of both worlds.
– Andy C.
Jul 31 '16 at 9:30
add a comment |
None of the solutions offered by others solved the issue very well. Using the old Windows 7 drivers did work in Windows 8 but then other features were absent, such as two-finger smooth scrolling. When I was on Windows 7 with the old drivers I had used a utility called TwoFingerScroll which solved this problem for me, but it does not work on Windows 8.
In the end, the way I actually dealt with the problem was to disable PalmCheck AND to disable tapping on the touch pad. Both are options in the Synaptics control panel. Now, even though my palm might move the mouse it does not cause the click which was driving me crazy before.
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
add a comment |
None of the solutions offered by others solved the issue very well. Using the old Windows 7 drivers did work in Windows 8 but then other features were absent, such as two-finger smooth scrolling. When I was on Windows 7 with the old drivers I had used a utility called TwoFingerScroll which solved this problem for me, but it does not work on Windows 8.
In the end, the way I actually dealt with the problem was to disable PalmCheck AND to disable tapping on the touch pad. Both are options in the Synaptics control panel. Now, even though my palm might move the mouse it does not cause the click which was driving me crazy before.
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
add a comment |
None of the solutions offered by others solved the issue very well. Using the old Windows 7 drivers did work in Windows 8 but then other features were absent, such as two-finger smooth scrolling. When I was on Windows 7 with the old drivers I had used a utility called TwoFingerScroll which solved this problem for me, but it does not work on Windows 8.
In the end, the way I actually dealt with the problem was to disable PalmCheck AND to disable tapping on the touch pad. Both are options in the Synaptics control panel. Now, even though my palm might move the mouse it does not cause the click which was driving me crazy before.
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
None of the solutions offered by others solved the issue very well. Using the old Windows 7 drivers did work in Windows 8 but then other features were absent, such as two-finger smooth scrolling. When I was on Windows 7 with the old drivers I had used a utility called TwoFingerScroll which solved this problem for me, but it does not work on Windows 8.
In the end, the way I actually dealt with the problem was to disable PalmCheck AND to disable tapping on the touch pad. Both are options in the Synaptics control panel. Now, even though my palm might move the mouse it does not cause the click which was driving me crazy before.
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
answered Sep 23 '13 at 0:38
Gil BirmanGil Birman
49118
49118
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add a comment |
When using Synaptics Touchpad:
Go to contol panel then go to mouse settings (Mouse Properties).
Open the last tab (Device Settings) and in the center right there should be a box that says 'settings...', Click on that and it brings up 'Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.5 on PS/2 Port' (for me).
Open the '+' next to 'Pointing (3rd one down), then 'Sensitivity' (1st one in pointing) and go to 'TouchCheck'.
Slide the slider to Minimum for enabling the touchpad while typing (for games or productivity, etc. ) and to Maximum when wanting no touchpad when typing (accidental palm, etc. ). This is what worked for me.
I am using windows 8.1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
add a comment |
When using Synaptics Touchpad:
Go to contol panel then go to mouse settings (Mouse Properties).
Open the last tab (Device Settings) and in the center right there should be a box that says 'settings...', Click on that and it brings up 'Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.5 on PS/2 Port' (for me).
Open the '+' next to 'Pointing (3rd one down), then 'Sensitivity' (1st one in pointing) and go to 'TouchCheck'.
Slide the slider to Minimum for enabling the touchpad while typing (for games or productivity, etc. ) and to Maximum when wanting no touchpad when typing (accidental palm, etc. ). This is what worked for me.
I am using windows 8.1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
add a comment |
When using Synaptics Touchpad:
Go to contol panel then go to mouse settings (Mouse Properties).
Open the last tab (Device Settings) and in the center right there should be a box that says 'settings...', Click on that and it brings up 'Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.5 on PS/2 Port' (for me).
Open the '+' next to 'Pointing (3rd one down), then 'Sensitivity' (1st one in pointing) and go to 'TouchCheck'.
Slide the slider to Minimum for enabling the touchpad while typing (for games or productivity, etc. ) and to Maximum when wanting no touchpad when typing (accidental palm, etc. ). This is what worked for me.
I am using windows 8.1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
When using Synaptics Touchpad:
Go to contol panel then go to mouse settings (Mouse Properties).
Open the last tab (Device Settings) and in the center right there should be a box that says 'settings...', Click on that and it brings up 'Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.5 on PS/2 Port' (for me).
Open the '+' next to 'Pointing (3rd one down), then 'Sensitivity' (1st one in pointing) and go to 'TouchCheck'.
Slide the slider to Minimum for enabling the touchpad while typing (for games or productivity, etc. ) and to Maximum when wanting no touchpad when typing (accidental palm, etc. ). This is what worked for me.
I am using windows 8.1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
answered Oct 24 '14 at 5:55
Matt BrownMatt Brown
1
1
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add a comment |
On many touchpads there is a setting in the drivers you can access by opening Run, typing in "regedit", and then navigating to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl. Somewhere is a setting called something like Disable Touchpad While Typing, which you can change the value to 0. It's a mess in the registry though. I'll update this if I find it
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
add a comment |
On many touchpads there is a setting in the drivers you can access by opening Run, typing in "regedit", and then navigating to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl. Somewhere is a setting called something like Disable Touchpad While Typing, which you can change the value to 0. It's a mess in the registry though. I'll update this if I find it
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
add a comment |
On many touchpads there is a setting in the drivers you can access by opening Run, typing in "regedit", and then navigating to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl. Somewhere is a setting called something like Disable Touchpad While Typing, which you can change the value to 0. It's a mess in the registry though. I'll update this if I find it
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
On many touchpads there is a setting in the drivers you can access by opening Run, typing in "regedit", and then navigating to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl. Somewhere is a setting called something like Disable Touchpad While Typing, which you can change the value to 0. It's a mess in the registry though. I'll update this if I find it
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
answered Jan 17 at 21:50
DefolotaDefolota
1
1
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Can you go back to the old drivers ?
– harrymc
Sep 16 '13 at 18:51
i can go back to the old drivers but that effects scrolling and other features.
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 6:48
Do you have the OEM supplied drivers designed for your specific system, and for Windows 8?
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 14:29
@zeel there are no OEM drivers for windows 8
– Gil Birman
Sep 17 '13 at 18:05
Then it may be impossible to fix at this point. Touch-pads are finicky, each one is customized for a specific laptop, thus generic drivers will not always work properly, and drivers intended for other OS versions will not always work properly. You should contact your manufacturer and see if they plan to release a driver. If not, then you may want to look for third party software.
– zeel
Sep 17 '13 at 21:55