{"id":18438,"date":"2022-06-09T08:16:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T08:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=18438"},"modified":"2022-06-09T08:16:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T08:16:30","slug":"turn-off-touchpad-when-mouse-plugged-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/turn-off-touchpad-when-mouse-plugged-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn off Touchpad When Mouse Plugged in to Your Windows 11 Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you prefer to use a mouse instead of touchpad, you can configure Windows 11 to automatically disable touchpad when an external mouse is plugged in. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the easy steps to turn off touchpad when a mouse is connected on your Windows 11 laptop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Turn off Touchpad When Mouse Plugged in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + I to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">launch the Settings app<\/a>. Choose <strong>Bluetooth &amp; devices<\/strong> from the left navigation pane, and then click <strong>Touchpad<\/strong> on the right side.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/touchpad-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/touchpad-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/touchpad-settings-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the down arrow next to the <strong>Touchpad<\/strong> toggle switch.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/turn-on-touchpad-windows-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/turn-on-touchpad-windows-11.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/turn-on-touchpad-windows-11-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Uncheck the &#8220;<strong>Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/leave-touchpad-on-when-mouse-connected.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/leave-touchpad-on-when-mouse-connected.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/leave-touchpad-on-when-mouse-connected-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you completed the above steps, Windows 11 will automatically disable your touchpad when a mouse is plugged in, and automatically enable your touchpad when a mouse is unplugged.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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>If you prefer to use a mouse instead of touchpad, you can configure Windows 11 to automatically disable touchpad when an external mouse is plugged in. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the easy steps to turn off touchpad when a mouse is connected on your Windows 11 laptop. 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