Just uncheck the “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected” box located below the touchpad on / off toggle button.Īlternative: For enabling / disabling touchpad you can alternatively use the old way, through Windows Control Panel. In addition, you can tell Windows to automatically disable touchpad if a mouse is connected to the notebook. You will be presented with a toggle button to turn the touchpad on or off. A “Touchpad settings” item will show up in the search results list. The easiest way to get there is to click the Windows Search icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and type touchpad. To do that, go to Settings > Devices > Touchpad.
This is handy if you already have a mouse attached to your notebook or use a touchscreen and want to disable the touchpad to prevent accidental pointer moves while typing on the keyboard. Here’s a simple tip on how to disable / enable touchpad on your laptop with Windows 10 operating system.
