Erratic cursor on lenovo thinkpad 10

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Moahunter

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#293050 24-Dec-2021 16:46

I'm getting ongoing probs. with the cursor on my Lenovo thinkpad 10 Type 20 C1(10020AU) running windows 10. It constantly either disappears, freezes or moves erratically. I've tried the Fn + F... doesn't ausually work and I have to resort to shutdown and reboot. It's a real pain in the a***.

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#2837996 24-Dec-2021 17:38

On lappies with random cursor movements/clicks I find the trackpad at fault 99% of the time.

Is there an option to disable it in the BIOS?

Moahunter

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#2838087 24-Dec-2021 20:45

If I hit the Windows key I get the cursor back.

Moahunter

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#2838089 24-Dec-2021 21:01

How do I disable Trackpad?

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#2838144 24-Dec-2021 21:18

You could try this to see if its the touchpad.

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p15-type-20st-20su/solutions/ht075599-how-to-enable-or-disable-thinkpad-touchpad-windows-7-10#2

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#2838152 24-Dec-2021 22:00

My t480 had been playing up for a while and got gradually worse and worse with what I call phantom clicking. Turned out to be the touchscreen. Disabled it in device manager and haven't had a problem since.

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#2838367 25-Dec-2021 17:40

I have disabled Touchpad in Settings. Cursor is now more stable but, strangely, Touchpad is still working.

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#2839061 27-Dec-2021 12:59

Fingers crossed I have found a solution. When the cursor disappears (but Ctrl signals its invisible presence) I hit Esc then LeftClick and after a slight delay the cursor reappears.