Data Doctors' Ken Colburn has six laptop touchpad fixes for when it’s skipping, lagging, ignoring taps or randomly sending ...

Q: I have a Lenovo laptop with Windows 10. Whenever I use a word processing program, the cursor jumps to a new location on its own, often taking text with it. If I reboot the machine, the word ...

Could you list your laptop's brand and model number? Some manufacturers have shortkeys, keyboard combo's or even dedicated buttons like my laptop to disable the touchpad.

Most laptops have a touchpad toggle key. The cursor often reappears immediately. A simple restart can fix many problems. Always try restarting before deeper troubleshooting. Using a mouse helps ...