[How To] Disable/Enable The Touchpad On Your Laptop Easy Way

Touchpad is nothing but the laptop version of mouse.The laptop touchpad is a common laptop pointing device for a long time.Touchpads are created right into a notebook,these work effectively if you don't want a additional mouse.When you are typing on the laptop-keyboard, it is usual to touch up against the touchpad and accidentally it moves the cursor from one place to another over the display,it's little bit annoying and it makes the work uncomfortable.You don't have to deal with it anymore here is an easy tutorial on how to turn off the touchpad on laptop

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What Are The Methods To Disable Touchpad On Laptop?

The best way to deactivate a touchpad is dependent on the computer hardware.The good thing is that companies of recent laptops include an option to turn it off.In some netbooks,you will find a button on the keyboad which enables you to turn off and turn on the touchpad.But in some laptop this feature is not available so we need to turn this feature manually this method works with windows xp,windows vista,windows 7,windows 8

Steps To Be Followed To Turn Off Or Turn On The Touchpad On Laptop

1.Go to Start menu -> Control Panel.
2.Click Hardware and Sound.
3.Below 'Devices and Printers', you will find Mouse click that.
4.A Mouse Properties dialog box will pop out click on the last tab (depending on your laptop software).
5.There you have to select the device and choose Stop Device and click ok.
6.If you what to Enable Touchpad in laptop just undo the process by clicking Enable Device.
7.If you don't find your laptop software click on the Hardware Tab.
8.Double click on the Device and a pop-up box will appear showing properties.
9.Click on the Driver 2nd tab click the Disable button that's it,if you want to enable undo the process.

Video Tutorial On How To Disable Touchpad On Laptop

Suggestions

Ensure that you have got an additional pointing device readily available just before turning off the touchpad.

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