Running Windows 11 current on all Windows Updates on 12th Gen Intel. I installed the driver pack Framework_Laptop_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_driver_bundle_W11_2022_07_26
The touchpad doesn’t disable when typing, and it’s maddening.
I have a dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and there the touchpad work as expected! It turns off while I type.
From googling it seems like it’s Windows default behavior to disable the touchpad while typing but it’s not happening. The disable while mouse enabled does work.
Curious because I am running WIndows 11 on my 12th Gen as well and it works.
Do you know if you have the option to turn the cursor off while typing enabled? I know it is doesn’t seem relevant, I’m just curious.
Yeah I played with that, it was on when I initially looked at that but it doesn’t seem to make a difference on or off.
Does the mouse cursor disappear when you start typing?
Try reinstalling (from a fresh download) the driver bundle. If the trackpad driver isn’t properly installed, the laptop sees it as a PS/2 keyboard and mouse so it doesn’t disable the trackpad.
(Credit to DHowett for this answer I 100% stole it from him)
The mouse cursor doesn’t disappear and I can move it while typing
Tried reinstalling the drivers, same behavior
I didn’t realize there was a driver bundle we needed to seek out. Where do I download that from?
Thank you!
What is your touchpad sensitivity set to?
(Same option for Windows 11)
Most sensitive completely disables palm rejection, aka not disabling the touchpad while typing!
Ok so when I initially played with it, before I posted this article, it was set to “Most Sensitive” and I now when I went back I saw I had left it at medium.
It’s on medium and still able to see and move cursor while typing
I tried changing the registry setting for this. Neither option works.
Out of curiosity, I ran a few tests on this issue, and I could not replicate it.
I tested this on a brand new Framework 13 AMD with a fresh installation of Windows 11, both without Framework drivers installed and after installing the driver bundle. The behavior did not change with or without the drivers. It worked quite reliably.
What I did: I opened Notepad, started typing, and tried clicking the touchpad (I tried both just tapping on it and actually pushing the bottom left corner). The click was not registered, as expected. There seems to be a delay of about 500-1000 ms after you stop typing when the touchpad starts registering clicks again. However, it still allows you to move the mouse cursor, only the clicking is disabled. I tried it on my old HP Spectre x13 and the behavior is similar, only the delay there is way shorter, and sometimes it also seems to disable the mouse movement, but not always.
The Touchpad configuration is default, set to “Medium sensitivity”, and using the Microsoft default “HID-compliant mouse” driver version 10.0.22621.1.