On my HHP laptops there is a mouse setting to disable the touch pad if you have a physical mouse plugged in. I purchased a mouse with a small dongle and keep it plugged into a USB port.

Tom, I believe that there is a way to turn off the mouse in BIOS, but that's all I know. Perhaps a start. Pat Byrne

Mark: I have been using Dell laptops lately, and always try to turn off the mouse pad for the same reasons you suggest. However, I notice that sometimes the mouse pad gets turned back on

List, I have had numerous laptops over the years and the “mouse” area always causes problems… Often times I inadvertently touch the mouse area and JAWS loses focus. Do most users turn off

Turns out I didn't have a hot key set, which would explain why it didn't work. Thanks everyone!!

It worked!!

 no, the context key is to left of control key on right side on most keyboards. If you have a laptop with out the context key you can use shift F10.

Stupid question, but is the applications/menu key the same as the alt key?

context key is the same as right click.

Jaws isn’t there.

- Any time you see "right click" think, "bring up the context menu." I can't say whether you prefer SHIFT+F10 or the Applications/Menu Key, if your keyboard has one. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro,

How do I do a right click? I don't use a mouse and the touch pad is turned off.

Go to file location right click on the JAWS file and choose send to and then choose desktop shortcut.

And I'll repeat, as it includes all that's been discussed here, in one handy downloadable file: Adding Desktop Shortcuts Under Windows 10 -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build

- And that absolutely does work, as far as getting the shortcut. You may still have to open the shortcut file on the desktop and define a shortcut key sequence. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit,

- And it will not work. That's not creating a shortcut, and copying your executable out of its folder and pasting it on the desktop, even if you did it, would result in a non-functional JAWS. --

Hi David,. Thanks for the reply. I have been away for the past day and 1/2, thus I am getting back to you now. I will answer your question to the best of my knowledge, but your questions, as I read

That didn't work.

Do what you did, but Open file location find your JAWS and copy the file to the clipboard. Now go to your desktop and paste the file. Andrew

If it isn't on the desktop, the shortcut key likely won't work. To create the shortcut do the following. hit windows+r and type shell:appsfolder and press enter Now, find your version of jaws, hit