{"id":15308,"date":"2019-11-13T03:59:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T03:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15308"},"modified":"2019-11-13T03:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T03:59:41","slug":"disable-touchpad-on-windows-10-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-touchpad-on-windows-10-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Ways to Disable Touchpad on Windows 10 Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A laptop touchpad works like a built-in mouse which lets you scroll, select and click without plugging anything in. We think it&#8217;s very useful, but if you feel more productive with an external mouse, you can disable touchpad completely on your Windows 10 laptop to avoid accidental taps with your thumbs or palm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Disable Touchpad in Windows 10 Using the Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>I<\/strong> key combination to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">open the Settings app<\/a>, and then click on <strong>Devices<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/devices-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14180\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Touchpad<\/strong> tab. On the right side, toggle the <strong>Touchpad<\/strong> option to <strong>Off<\/strong> to disable touchpad immediately.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turn-off-touchpad-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"555\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turn-off-touchpad-in-windows-10.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turn-off-touchpad-in-windows-10-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Disable Touchpad in Windows 10 Using Device Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>X<\/strong> key combination to access the Power User menu, then select <strong>Device Manager<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/open-device-manager-via-winx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"581\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7025\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/8-ways-to-open-device-manager-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Device Manager<\/a> window, expand <strong>Human Interface Devices<\/strong> category to find your touchpad device. Right-click on it and select <strong>Disable device<\/strong> from the popup list.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/disable-touchpad-device.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/disable-touchpad-device.png 543w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/disable-touchpad-device-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to confirm and your touchpad will stop functioning in no time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the above methods you should be able to disable touchpad on all Windows 10 laptops. Some laptops might also let you disable the touchpad from the BIOS\/UEFI firmware or using a keyboard shortcut like Fn + F3, but those methods vary for different laptops.<\/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>A laptop touchpad works like a built-in mouse which lets you scroll, select and click without plugging anything in. We think it&#8217;s very useful, but if you feel more productive with an external mouse, you can disable touchpad completely on your Windows 10 laptop to avoid accidental taps with your thumbs or palm. 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