In Windows 8 my mouse pad stops responding (for 1 second) to input after typing on the keyboard

I've updated my Alienware m14x R1 to Windows 8. Something in the driver system\software is causing the mouse pad to stop responding when I use the keyboard. I assume this is to prevent accidental touching of the mouse with your hands.

Does anyone know what setting this is? I want to disable this or change the amount of time it is paused.

Solution 1:

Under the Properties window for the Synaptics Touch Pad settings, go to: Pointing->Sensitivity->TouchCheck

The setting in this determines how long it disables the touchpad after using the keyboard. If set to the minimum, it will disable the delay.