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How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10?

You must connect an alternative input device for your mouse input before turning the touchpad on your Windows 10 laptop off. Disabling the touchpad is very simple process, and you can multiple methods for that purpose.<br><br>You can easily turn on or off your laptopu2019s touchpad directly from the Windows 10 Settings utility.<br><br>https://promptresolve.com/operating-system/how-to-disable-laptop-touchpad-on-windows-10/

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How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10?

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  1. PromptResolve promptresolve.com 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve HowtodisablelaptoptouchpadonWindows10? Your laptop touchpad is an in-built input device for the mouse pointer, which allows you to scroll and work through the apps and web pages easily. But there are some circumstances in which you may need to disable your mousetouchpad. For example, when you connect a physical mouse to your laptop, then you must want to turn off the touchpad of your laptop. You can even configure Windows 10 to disable the touchpad automatically when you connect a USB or Bluetoothmouse. Commonmethodstoturnoffyourlaptoptouchpad You must connect an alternative input device for your mouse input before turning the touchpad on your Windows 10 laptop off. Disabling the touchpad is very simple process, and you can multiple methods for that purpose. Given below are some of the most effective methods that may help you to disable a touchpad on Windows10: Method1:DisablethetouchpadinSettings

  2. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve You can easily turn on or off your laptop’s touchpad directly from the Windows 10 Settings utility. To disable your touchpad from Settings, apply the followingsteps: Press Windows + I keys simultaneously to open your system’sSettings.  Now, click on Devices from the list ofservices. Navigate to the Touchpad option from the left pane of thewindow.  

  3. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve You will get a option to toggle right under Touchpad. Turn off thistoggle.  Afterfollowingtheabovesteps,closetheSettingswindowandcheckifyourtouchpadhas  been turnedoff. You can also control your cursor’s speed from the Touchpadsection. Method 2: Using ControlPanel

  4. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve You must note that the above method of using the Settings appis only for devices with a precision touchpad. If you are using any other type of touchpad, such as Synaptics touchpad, you can change the mouse settings using Control Panel. In such a case, you can follow the steps given below to disable touchpad Windows10. GothroughControlPanel>HardwareandSound>DevicesandPrinters>Mouse.  From the “Device Settings” tab, click on the Disable internal pointing device whenexternal  USB pointing deviceis attached This method will automatically disable your laptop’s in-built mouse whenever you connect an externalmouse. In many laptops, the touchpad is mainly controlled by an ETD Control Center program. This program basically starts up every time you boot up your computer, or if any program is running in the background that your touchpad works. You can use ETD Control Center on your system to disable its touchpad. To apply this method, you need to follow the steps givenbelow: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys simultaneously to launch the TaskManager. 

  5. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve Go to the Startup tab and locate ETD Control Center in the list ofprograms.  Click on it and choose the Disableoption.  After applying the above steps, ETD Control Center will no longer run and nether it will cause touchpad won’t work issue. Method 4: Using DeviceManager Every device that is connected to your system is listed in the Device Manager. You can also disable all the connected devices using the Device Manager and also youmust

  6. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve enable system protection on this drive.You need to follow the steps given below to disable your laptop’s touchpad using the DeviceManager: Right-click on the Start button of your desktop to open the WinXMenu. Click the Device Manager option from the list that appeared onscreen.   Now,double-clickon theMouseandotherpointingdevicesoptionstoexpandit.  A detailed list of your entire computer’s touchpad will open on screen. Right-click onit, 

  7. 11/10/2020 How to disable laptop touchpad on Windows 10? – PromptResolve choose Disable option and follow all the on-screen instructions. If there are multiple entries with the same name, it is recommended to disable each entry one byone. Check if the issue has been resolved, and then close the DeviceManager. Method 5: Use a third-partyapp If none of the above methods have resolved your issue. You can use some third-party application to disable yourtouchpad. One of the most popular example of such tool is Touchpad Blocker, which is a free, lightweight and easy-to-use software and allows you to turn off the touchpad by simply pressing some keyboardshortcuts. After disabling the touchpad, you need to use any specified key combination again to restart your computer.

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