How to Disable Touchpad With Mouse in Windows 11
This tutorial shows you how to turn on or off the touchpad on your Windows 11 computer when a mouse is connected.
Open Settings by pressing ⊞ Win+I, then go to Bluetooth & devices, and select Touchpad. Uncheck “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected” to automatically disable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged in.
Why This Matters
If your laptop has a built-in touchpad and you use an external USB or Bluetooth mouse, you can make Windows automatically turn off the touchpad when the mouse connects. This stops accidental touchpad touches while you work.
What Happens
When you enable this setting, your touchpad will turn off automatically when you plug in or connect a mouse. When you disconnect the mouse, the touchpad turns back on.
Reference: Precision touchpad tuning (touchpad-tuning-guidelines)
This topic presents information about touchpad tuning capabilities in Windows 10 and beyond.
Option 1Use Settings
Windows 11 lets you easily disable your touchpad when you connect a mouse using the Settings app.- Open Settings by pressing
Win+I. - Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side.
- Click on Touchpad on the right side.
- Click on Touchpad to expand it open.
- Check the box (on – this is the default) or uncheck the box (off) next to Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected. Choose what you want.
- You can now close Settings.
Option 2Use Registry
⚠️ You’ll need administrator rights for this: Open the Windows Terminal app as an administrator and run the commands below.
Turn On Leave Touchpad On when Mouse Connected
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v LeaveOnWithMouse /t REG_DWORD /d 4294967295 /f
Turn Off Leave Touchpad On when Mouse Connected
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v LeaveOnWithMouse /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Summary
You can disable your touchpad when using a mouse in Windows 11 through the Settings app or Device Manager.
How to turn off touchpad when using mouse 🪟 Windows 11?
To turn off your touchpad automatically when using a mouse in Windows 11, open the Settings app.
How do I disable the touchpad when using a mouse?
You can disable your touchpad when using a mouse by going to the Windows 11 Settings menu.
How to force disable touchpad?
To force disable your touchpad in Windows 11, open the Settings app and go to the Touchpad section.
How do I turn off my touchpad permanently?
To turn off your touchpad permanently in Windows 11, you can use the Settings app or Device Manager.
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