This article describes how you can disable the touchpad (or the track pad) of your laptop computer through built-in settings
The easiest way to disable a touchpad depends on the hardware. The good news is that manufacturers of modern laptops have tried to address the issue up front. On some notebooks, you'll find a physical switch to disable and enable the touchpad; look around the laptop's edge for it. The PC might also offer a keyboard shortcut (such as pressing Fn and F7 simultaneously) to disable the touchpad, or perhaps pressing a certain area of the touchpad itself will turn it off. Check your laptop's documentation for specific methods...
Note::> Make sure you have another pointing device available before disabling the touchpad.
If you find touchpad software installed on your laptop, you might be able to adjust the settings and eliminate the touchpad's annoying behavior without disabling it. For example, some touchpad software allows you to change the sensitivity of the touchpad, ignore palm presses, and automatically disable the touchpad when the system detects an external mouse.
The easiest way to disable a touchpad depends on the hardware. The good news is that manufacturers of modern laptops have tried to address the issue up front. On some notebooks, you'll find a physical switch to disable and enable the touchpad; look around the laptop's edge for it. The PC might also offer a keyboard shortcut (such as pressing Fn and F7 simultaneously) to disable the touchpad, or perhaps pressing a certain area of the touchpad itself will turn it off. Check your laptop's documentation for specific methods...
Note::> Make sure you have another pointing device available before disabling the touchpad.
If you find touchpad software installed on your laptop, you might be able to adjust the settings and eliminate the touchpad's annoying behavior without disabling it. For example, some touchpad software allows you to change the sensitivity of the touchpad, ignore palm presses, and automatically disable the touchpad when the system detects an external mouse.
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