disable touchpad when mouse is connected – Password Recovery https://www.top-password.com/blog Provide useful password recovery tricks, guides and software Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:16:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 Turn off Touchpad When Mouse Plugged in to Your Windows 11 Laptop https://www.top-password.com/blog/turn-off-touchpad-when-mouse-plugged-in/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:16:30 +0000 https://www.top-password.com/blog/?p=18438 If you prefer to use a mouse instead of touchpad, you can configure Windows 11 to automatically disable touchpad when an external mouse is plugged in. In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the easy steps to turn off touchpad when a mouse is connected on your Windows 11 laptop.

How to Turn off Touchpad When Mouse Plugged in

  1. Press the Windows key + I to launch the Settings app. Choose Bluetooth & devices from the left navigation pane, and then click Touchpad on the right side.

  2. Click the down arrow next to the Touchpad toggle switch.

  3. Uncheck the “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected” option.

  4. Once you completed the above steps, Windows 11 will automatically disable your touchpad when a mouse is plugged in, and automatically enable your touchpad when a mouse is unplugged.

That’s it!

]]> Automatically Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Connected in Windows 10 https://www.top-password.com/blog/disable-touchpad-when-mouse-is-connected-in-windows-10/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 02:46:34 +0000 https://www.top-password.com/blog/?p=11306 Despite touchpads have improved over the years and they support so many gestures, users still won’t like using the touchpad for gaming, and have to manually switch between the touchpad and traditional mouse. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 ways to configure Windows 10 to automatically disable touchpad only when a USB mouse is connected.

Method 1: Automatically Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Connected Using Settings App

  1. Press the Windows key + I shortcut to open the Settings app. Click on Devices.

  2. Select the Touchpad tab. Simply uncheck the “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected” option on the right.

  3. Close the Settings app. Now, connecting a USB mouse to your PC will automatically disable the touchpad, while your touchpad will restore to work when the mouse is unplugged.

Method 2: Automatically Disable Precision Touchpad When Mouse is Connected Using Control Panel

If you don’t have a precision touchpad, you have to disable touchpad only when a USB mouse is connected using the Control Panel. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the Control Panel. Set the View by option to Large icons and then click on Mouse.
  2. When the Mouse settings window opens, go to the Device Settings tab, and check the “Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached” option.
  3. Click Apply and then OK.
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