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
    2021-01-17T13:52:39+00:00

    Hi, will this permanent fix still be 'fixed' if I reset the PC using Settings > Recovery > Reset this PC ? I am concerned that if I go ahead and reset the PC I will have considerable difficulty controlling the mouse to set the machine up again before I can get to either Device Manager or the Registry.

    Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-09T10:28:06+00:00

    You just made my day.  Touch screens can be useful but when they are not working they are the worst.  You however, are the best.  Thanks for sharing this brilliant solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-10-20T20:58:43+00:00

    Nice, fixed my issues with a cracked scree (thanks children! :-( ) which now no longer give me random touches. Preferred the touch pad anyway.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T12:18:24+00:00

    Thanks so much to david-cslu and to ShayV0 too for the visual step by step.  Just found this thread after the major update that I downloaded yesterday had yet again re-enabled my Lenovo AIO touchscreen, leading to ghosting / difficulty controlling the mouse.

    I'm so pleased to have found what should be a permanent fix, thanks again!

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