Recent content by gooball60

Would it be possible to contact someone at Synaptics who could potentially fix the problem? The problem seems to be from their driver, and it doesn't seem to be fixable.

The problem still persists even in safe mode. However, an old Microsoft driver from 2006 doesn't have the issue (though it also lacks basic touchpad functions such as two finger scrolling, etc.)

Well, the locking up issue only happens when the older version of the touchpad driver is installed, so I would assume that problem is specific to that driver version. I'm going back to the new version since the jumping cursor is more tolerable. Also, this problem has been present since I got the...

Well, unfortunately that older driver seems to have introduced a different problem. It appears to randomly lock up other things when pressing keys on my keyboard (most notable when playing games). For instance, if I press the E key, my touchpad and keyboard will lock up and my sound will stop...

Looks like downgrading to version 19.5.17.1 fixed the problem for me, hopefully it stays that way. Thanks!

I have an Alienware 15 R4 running Windows 10. The latest version of the Synaptics touchpad driver is installed (version 19.5.17.5). My touchpad usually operates fine, but I've found that whenever I click either the left or right buttons (not tapping), my cursor movement seems to become more...