Want to use a mouse? Disable your Windows 11 laptop’s touchpad with these tricks.
Do you find the touchpad a hindrance when using an external trackpad or mouse? Are you frustrated by your mouse cursor jumping on the screen because your hands rub against the touchpad when typing a document? Are you planning to abandon your touchpad forever and go all keyboard?
No matter why you want to disable the touchpad, Windows allows you to do so quickly. In this article, we'll show you how to do it in Windows 11.
Follow the below steps to disable the touchpad in Windows 11:
When you disable this toggle, your touchpad will stop working immediately. When you do that, ensure you have an external mouse available so that if you want to enable it again, you can easily do so.
If you disable the touchpad mistakenly and don't have a mouse available, follow the steps below to enable the touchpad using your keyboard alone:
Did you know that you can open your Windows apps and programs with only a keyboard? If you haven't tried it yet, check out our article on assigning keyboard shortcuts.
In this article, we have shown you how to disable the touchpad in Windows 11. You should only do this if you have a mouse nearby. If you do it by mistake, you can turn it back on using your keyboard.
Reenabling the touchpad after keeping it disabled occasionally doesn't make it work again. Don't worry if the same thing happens to you! Fixing it only takes a review of mouse settings and a dig around in Device Manager.
Shan Abdul is a Staff Writer at MUO. Having used Windows for over a decade, he’s accumulated plenty of experience with the OS. He’s been writing on a variety of Windows topics for over three years, incorporating his expertise to teach readers how to get the most out of their Windows devices and resolve issues with the operating system.
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