The Hardware tab shows 2 devices: the mouse itself, and the USB. This opens a window called Mouse Options which has 5 tabs up top, none of which involve the touchpad. To do that you will need to take ownership of the file : right click, security, advanced, owner, edit, change owner to administrators, all the way back out, then properties (again), security, edit, get the administrators in and give them full control. start Find "C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\msmouse.inf_amd64_neutral_7a5f47d3150cc0eb"Īnd inside this directory find "sermouse.sys" which you must rename to "" (or something). When using a Dell computer with a trackpad or touchpad, you may find the on-screen cursor. It is located at the bottom left corner of the keyboard to the right of the CTRL (Control) key. Enabling and disabling the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron is very simple. When Windows loads it will still see the "mouse/trackpad" but will not be able to load he PS/2 mouse drivers. Description: This document will show how to enable and disable the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron 15R Notebook. You need to disable the built-in drivers for this "PS/2 mouse". So that when Windows loads it sees a normal mouse connected and installs its standard drivers. Enabling and disabling the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron is very simple. Many trackpads appear as normal mice under Windows. If there is a "Dell touchpad" or "synaptics " or whatever touchpad you have you need to disable it, if there is a disable option.DELL TURN OFF TOUCHPAD HOW TO