{"id":13269,"date":"2018-11-09T08:09:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T08:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=13269"},"modified":"2018-11-09T08:15:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T08:15:18","slug":"disable-or-enable-touch-screen-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-or-enable-touch-screen-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable or Enable Touch Screen on Windows 10 PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many Windows 10 laptops and tablets ship with a touch screen. If you want to turn off touch screen function to prevent accidental input, you can disable it completely. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to disable or enable touch screen on Windows 10 PC, using Device Manager or PowerShell command line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/disable-windows-10-touch-screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13275\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Disable or Enable Touch Screen Using Device Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + X to open the Quick Link menu and then select <strong>Device Manager<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/open-device-manager-via-winx.png\" width=\"261\" height=\"581\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/8-ways-to-open-device-manager-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Device Manager<\/a> window opens, click the little arrow next to &#8220;<strong>Human Interface Devices<\/strong>&#8221; to expand the category. Right-click the &#8220;<strong>HID-compliant touch screen<\/strong>&#8221; and choose <strong>Disable device<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/disable-touch-screen-on-windows-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13273\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>A pop-up will appear asking you to confirm disabling your touch screen. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/confirm-disabling-this-device.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13274\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>This change will take effect immediately. Try to touch your screen and it should stop responding. If you want to enable the touch screen again, just enable the &#8220;<strong>HID-compliant touch screen<\/strong>&#8221; device and you&#8217;re done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Disable or Enable Touch Screen Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the PowerShell as administrator<\/a> and run the following command to disable touch screen on your Windows 10 computer:<\/p>\n<p><code>Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -like '*touch screen*'} | Disable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/disable-touch-screen-via-powershell-command.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"139\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to enable touch screen, just execute this command instead:<br \/>\n<code>Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -like '*touch screen*'} | Enable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false<\/code><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Windows 10 laptops and tablets ship with a touch screen. If you want to turn off touch screen function to prevent accidental input, you can disable it completely. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to disable or enable touch screen on Windows 10 PC, using Device Manager or PowerShell command line. 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