How do I disable touchpad in Windows 10?

Anonymous
2019-02-28T19:27:56+00:00

I have a new HP laptop. But I don't like using the touchpad so I installed my mouse. With the version of Windows 10 that came with the computer, I easily found where I could disable the touchpad in Settings. But recently it upgraded to version 1809, and reverted to the setting with the touchpad enabled. Now I can't find anything in Settings to disable it anymore. I even spoke to a Microsoft technician over the phone, who was also couldn't disable it. (In Device Manager, the setting to disable the touchpad is greyed out.) So how do I disable it?

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Kapil Arya 38,446 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2020-07-21T13:13:16+00:00

Hello,

Try these steps and see if that helps:

  1. Press Windows Key + X to open Win + X menu and select Control Panel from the list.
  2. When Control Panel opens, go to Hardware and Sound section and select Mouse.
  3. When Mouse settings window opens, you should see ELAN or Device Settings tab. Switch to it.
  4. Locate Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached option and enable it.
  5. Click Apply and OK to save changes.

If issue still persists, try this:

  1. Open Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Elantech/Othersetting/DisableWhenDetectUSBMouse key in the left pane.
  2. Change the value from 0 to 1 and close Registry Editor.

Hope this helps!

Steps referenced from https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Video-Display-and-Touch/Where-is-the-setting-to-disable-the-Elan-touchpad/m-p/7053015#M189607.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-10-15T18:13:21+00:00

    click on the windows (4 square icon) on the lower left of screen. That should bring up your programs list in alphabetical order. Under E, there should be a listing for "ELAN Touchpad Setting. You can disable the touchpad from there. Seems that you need to do it each time the machine is re-started (but it's quite simple and fast to do).

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-10-12T13:26:34+00:00

    Thanks so much. Unfortunately, MS may have been listening to you but not to me. No Device Setting tab or button. Still using a bit of cardboard over the trackpad. At least it works!

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-23T14:19:26+00:00

    I just taped a piece of cardboard over the track pad. Works great and only takes 30 seconds instead of the hours going through the solutions offered here that don't work for my specific laptop. Also, I can now easily turn it back on when I want to actually use the track pad.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-08-13T13:42:24+00:00

    In Windows Settings, Touchpad, there is no target to turn off the touchpad

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