* Make sure the touchpad driver (for example, Synaptics or Elan) installed on the PC is the latest. If not, go to [link|https://support.lenovo.com/|Lenovo support site|new_window=true] to download and install. Otherwise ***Device Settings*** may be unavailable. Search to open ***Control Panel*** --> ***Mouse***. See [link|https://support.microsoft.com/help/13764/windows-where-is-control-panel|Where is Control Panel?|new_window=true]
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* Make sure the touchpad driver (for example, Synaptics or Elan) installed on the PC is the latest. If not, go to [link|https://support.lenovo.com/|Lenovo support site] to download and install. Otherwise ***Device Settings*** may be unavailable. Search to open ***Control Panel*** --> ***Mouse***. See [link|https://support.microsoft.com/help/13764/windows-where-is-control-panel|Where is Control Panel?]
* In the ***Mouse Properties*** window, switch to ***Device Settings*** or the Brand name tab.
* "Synaptics": Click ***Enable***. Click ***OK*** to continue. "Elan": Click ***Enable Device*** or ***Stop Device***. Select ***Disable when external USB pointing device plug in*** to disable the touchpad when a USB mouse is plugged in automatically.
* Click ***Apply*** --> ***OK***. The touchpad will be enabled.
Is it a Synaptics or Elan touchpad?
Which ever it needs to be turned on as so:
* Make sure the touchpad driver (for example, Synaptics or Elan) installed on the PC is the latest. If not, go to [link|https://support.lenovo.com/|Lenovo support site|new_window=true] to download and install. Otherwise ***Device Settings*** may be unavailable. Search to open ***Control Panel*** --> ***Mouse***. See [link|https://support.microsoft.com/help/13764/windows-where-is-control-panel|Where is Control Panel?|new_window=true]
* In the ***Mouse Properties*** window, switch to ***Device Settings*** or the Brand name tab.
* "Synaptics": Click ***Enable***. Click ***OK*** to continue. "Elan": Click ***Enable Device*** or ***Stop Device***. Select ***Disable when external USB pointing device plug in*** to disable the touchpad when a USB mouse is plugged in automatically.
* Click ***Apply*** --> ***OK***. The touchpad will be enabled.
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