Disable Touchpad on Windows 10

If you prefer to work on your laptop with a mouse instead of the touchpad, it makes sense to disable the touchpad. This way you can use it as a rest for your hand without changing the position of the mouse pointer every time you touch it.

How to disable your touchpad

Disabling the touchpad on Windows 10 is not that difficult and can be done within a few minutes.

1. First, you need to open the control panel of your laptop. To do this, press the Windows key and type "Control Panel" in the search box.
2. You will now see all the features that you can customize. Click on the option "Hardware and Sound".
3. You will now be presented with a new menu from which you can select "Devices and Printers".
4. In the drop-down menu that appears, find the menu item "Mouse". Make sure that it is not the external mouse that you have connected specifically, but the integrated touchpad.
5. You will now see the possible settings that you can make. Select below that you want to disable the touchpad and confirm this process.
6. If you want to use the touchpad again at a later time, you just need to re-enable the function.

Especially if you do not work permanently with the laptop, you should leave yourself a mental note, so you do not get the idea that your laptop has a malfunction.