K kencity Distinguished Dec 7, 2011 1 0 18,510 Dec 7, 2011 #1 Hi. My laptop's touchpad works fine, but I want it to disable when I plug in a USB mouse. There must be a button for this -- I've tried everything in Control Panel/Hardware/Mouse and no luck. Thanks.
Hi. My laptop's touchpad works fine, but I want it to disable when I plug in a USB mouse. There must be a button for this -- I've tried everything in Control Panel/Hardware/Mouse and no luck. Thanks.
nukemaster Titan Nov 23, 2004 19,623 6 74,965 Dec 7, 2011 #2 Some touchpad software has a feature you can enable to do this automatically. Failing that, you can just go disable the touchpad in the Device Manager. Upvote 0 Downvote
Some touchpad software has a feature you can enable to do this automatically. Failing that, you can just go disable the touchpad in the Device Manager.
mibix19 Distinguished Feb 8, 2010 1,191 0 19,660 Dec 7, 2011 #3 Hi. It should be in Control Panel/ Mouse. Click it and go to device settings and the disable setting should be there Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi. It should be in Control Panel/ Mouse. Click it and go to device settings and the disable setting should be there