


In the recent windows update, this option has been removed from Windows 10, we don’t know if this change is permanent or will it be available again in future updates. Alternatively, you can also, uncheck “ Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected” option to occasionally disable touchpad when a mouse is connected to the laptop. The first choice, disable the touchpad, click once at “ On” located just under Touchpad heading. Then, navigate to “ Touchpad” by clicking on it.ģ. In Settings, locate ‘ Devices‘ and click on it.

Open ‘Settings’, either by right-clicking on Start button located on the taskbar and then on Settings or simply pressing ” Windows key + I ” from the keyboard.Ģ. Steps to accomplish this task is very simple, so let’s begin.ġ. It equips users with an option to disable touchpad automatically when a mouse is connected to the Windows laptop or simply you can turn off the touchpad. This method is exclusive to Windows 10 users. Check your laptop model if it supports any of these shortcuts. Some manufacturers provide a keyboard shortcut to disable the touchpad, most common commands are ” FN + F9 ” / ” FN + F7 “. The latter question is more commonly asked and this guide is dedicated to providing the explanations as manufacturers can provide machine (brand) specific solutions to disable the touchpad. Solution to the former question is simply disable or delete the driver associated with touchpad, explained later in the guide.

1.1 How to Disable Touchpad on Windows 10.
