Permanently disable Touchscreen in Windows 10 [Solution inside!]

Anonymous
2018-03-07T07:45:34+00:00

In this forum there are a dozen threads that ask the same question: How can I permanently disable a defective touchscreen in a Windows 10 device so that I can continue using the device without being disturbed by the faulty signals from the touchscreen.

Unfortunately in none of those threads (at least not those I've found) the question is answered properly. Instead the helpers fantasize about the device manager (which doesn't work since Windows just reenables the disabled device at the latest when rebooting) and claim that there is no other solution in Windows.

Luckily there actually IS a solution which I'll explain now:

  1. Open regedit
  2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch
  3. Create a new DWORD (32 bit) with the name TouchGate
  4. Doubleclik on the newly ceated DWORD and make sure it has the value 0

(0 = touch disabled, 1 = touch enabled)

After rebooting the touch functionality should be disabled permanently and therefore your problem solved.

(I could not give this solution to the already existing threads because unfortunately they have been closed with no correct answer... hope someone in the future finds this ...)

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-10T21:35:41+00:00

    HI all

    I tried the regedit solution a few months back and it worked perfectly. 

    The only problem is I cant enable the touch now! been trying to change the value back to 1 but doesn't do anything...

    any ideas?

    thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-01-12T18:34:56+00:00

    For the registry to update all users you need to login with Administrator account. 

    1. Open regedit
    2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch     ( right click on this key and click on New as seen below and select Dword to create a TouchGate . )
    3. Create a new DWORD (32 bit) with the name TouchGate 
    4. Doubleclik on the newly ceated DWORD and make sure it has the value 0

    (0 = touch disabled, 1 = touch enabled)

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-01-10T14:36:59+00:00

    Sorry, lost you at "DWORD"....

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-12-18T15:00:41+00:00

    That did not do anything with this New Windows 10 version. Windows insists on reinstalling drivers for hardware it finds, disabled or not. It's VERY annoying, Microsoft!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-12-11T18:54:59+00:00

    Thanks for this post. Tried the device manager approach only to have it re-enabled on restart. This fixed my problem even after re-boot.

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