In many cases, your touchpad will remain enabled, so while usingtouchpad gestures, you might accidentally touch it and move your pointer while you’re typing. This is a minor inconvenience, but several ways exist to fix this problem. How do I turn off the touchpad when a mouse is connected...
To disable the Touchpad when using a USB mouse, check Disable external pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached. Figure : Disabling the Touchpad To determine if the icon for the Touchpad is displayed in the taskbar, and if it is, how it appears, m...
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 prec...
Please refer to the steps below to disable the touchpad when a USB mouse is installed:1. Turn on the VAIO computer. When the Sony logo appears, press F2.2. Highlight the Advanced option using the arrow keys, select TouchPad/Ext.PS/2 Mouse and press Enter.3. Select the Disable Both ...
Re:Cannot disable touchpad when using mouse @eljay_s wrote:Using Lenovo laptop V330-151KB, about five+ years old. I use a mouse and find when I am typing a document or an email and press Enter the cursor jumps backwards and will start in the wrong place, which is dis...
in older versions of Windows 10, there used to be an option in Touchpad settings inside of the Settings app where a user could check or uncheck the checkbox that saysLeave touchpad on when a mouse is connected.But, as noted inWindows 10, this option is no longer available. The option ...
How to Disable the Touchpad on Dell Inspiron 1525 when external USB Mouse is connected?Page of 1) Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel 2) Double Click Mouse Page of 3) Click on the Pointer Arrow 4) Select – 5) Click on Device Select Page of 6) Select – 7) Click on OK ...
The touchpad on your Windows 11 laptop may end up getting in the way if your hands brush against it while typing, or you may not want it enabled if you’re using your laptop with a mouse. In either case, you can disable the touchpad in Windows 11 at any time through the device sett...
I'm using a laptop with Asus Smart Gesture software. On mine, I switch to "Mouse Detection" and then enable the "Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Plugged-in" option. Congratulations. You have now set up your laptop to disable your touchpad whenever you connect an external mouse!
You can configure the touchpad to be disabled automatically when an external mouse is connected to the computer and re-enabled when the mouse is disconnected from the computer. Note: If you are using a wireless mouse connected to the computer via a USB receiver, you must remove the USB ...