Disable Dell Laptop Keyboard Pointing Stick

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Disable dell laptop keyboard pointing stick.

How to disable trackpoint on the dell inspiron. I am really annoyed with my dell laptop. I ve searched and can t find the answer so i m asking. Multiple users complain that their mouse cursor jumps every where while typing.

How do you do that. This post explains why i recommend that you keep your laptop plugged into a surge protector any time it s charging the battery or running on ac power. Our challenge is the bloody pointing stick and its buttons. I need to figure out if it is possible either through a registry setting or other means to disable the pointing stick on a laptop by default for all users.

Superuser reader lucas kauffman wants to know if there is a way to disable the trackpoint mouse button from within windows on his dell laptop. We have dell latitude e6420 and e6430 laptops in the field. The dell track stick assists users by eliminating the need to move their hands from the keyboard to the mouse or. Windows 10 home users can also permanently disable the laptop s keyboard by updating the device with a driver from another hardware manufacturer.

One of the steps put out by dell is to disable the pointing stick. If you ever need to disable your laptop keyboard in windows 10 you can do so from the device manager however additional steps are required to keep it off after a reboot. Welcome to the community. Some dell inspiron laptops are equipped with a track stick that some users erroneously refer to as a trackpoint which is trademarked by ibm.

We have about 50 laptops relevant hardware software being. Your laptop s internal keyboard should now be disabled. How to disable a laptop keyboard step by step disable laptop keyboard when external plugged in windows temporary to use this method you must also have an external mouse as it will disable your laptop s trackpad along with your keyboard use this method while you have your external keyboard and mouse plugged in. The only temp solution we have is to install the touchpad driver and have them disable it each time they login.

By the way if you re still looking for a good but inexpensive usb keyboard you ll find a great selection on amazon. I have a latitude c610 and the mouse cursor is flaking out like a lot of the others do. Dell e5500 some e5400 windows xp going to windows 7 soon so perhaps take into account both alps pointing stick device.