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Disable the Touchpad
Posted on 7/30/24 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 7/30/24 at 2:39 pm
I am using a Dell Inspiron Laptop and want to disable the touchpad. I have searched extensively and it seems like a very simple question with a very simple answer, but for some reason I can't find it. What's the secret?
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Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:34 pm to Lou
Can you disable in device manager?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:37 pm to Lou
If you go to Windows/Settings and search for touchpad. The result will take you to Bluetooth & Devices /Touchpad. The settings are there. You can disable it completely or by unchecking the box below, the mouse will be disabled when a mouse is present.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 6:03 am to Lou
The laptops I have owned had a key specifically to enable/disable the touchpad on the very 1st row of the keyboard. The current Chromebook I have has it. So did my Toshiba laptop pc.
Check out the weird symbols in the middle of that row of keys.
(The Toshiba actually had a little white light on the corner of the touchpad that would be an on/off indicator)
Check out the weird symbols in the middle of that row of keys.
(The Toshiba actually had a little white light on the corner of the touchpad that would be an on/off indicator)
Posted on 8/3/24 at 8:40 pm to Sidicous
I thank everyone for the responses, but there is no option to disable the touchpad in the settings. Under Bluetooth and devices > Touchpad I have these options only:
Gestures and interaction > touchpad sensitivity
Related Settings > Mouse Properties
Related support > opening the on-screen touchpad / Fixing touchpad problems
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Touchpad is not listed as a mouse device that I can tell. I also examined the keyboard settings and don't see any reference to the touchpad there. ? Is it possible this machine was specifically configured to prevent the user from disabling the touchpad ?
Gestures and interaction > touchpad sensitivity
Related Settings > Mouse Properties
Related support > opening the on-screen touchpad / Fixing touchpad problems
Get help
Give feedback
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Touchpad is not listed as a mouse device that I can tell. I also examined the keyboard settings and don't see any reference to the touchpad there. ? Is it possible this machine was specifically configured to prevent the user from disabling the touchpad ?
Posted on 8/4/24 at 6:42 am to broadhead
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Check in the bios.
That was my thought as well. Usually somewhere in the bios is a setting to enable/disable things like trackpads, USB ports, audio chips, etc.
Windows, might have the trackpad labeled as an HID (human interface device.)
Posted on 8/5/24 at 1:21 pm to Ricardo
Press the fn key then whatever f key has a picture of a f’d up looking window like symbol.
Perm disable, f2 into the bios on boot and turn it off. Or find it in device manager and right click and click disable.
Perm disable, f2 into the bios on boot and turn it off. Or find it in device manager and right click and click disable.
This post was edited on 8/5/24 at 1:23 pm
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