Patrick Marshall answers questions about disabling the touchpad on a laptop and how to fix a bug in Windows 11.

If the operating system detects a mouse is connected to your laptop in the USB port, it will turn off the touchpad. When the mouse is disconnected, the touchpad will be turned on again automatically.

Does anyone know of a way to automatically turn off the touchpad on a notebook (XPS 1330 specifically in my case) when I have my bluetooth mouse on? I'm getting better at avoiding tapping thumbs ...

If no settings are available for your touchpad in the Mouse Properties window, it probably means that your drivers are no longer there or are no longer recognized.

Learn how to Turn On or Off Press the Lower Right Corner of the Touchpad to Right-click on Windows 11/10 via Settings or REGEDIT.

On Windows 11, you can now change the reverse scrolling direction of your mouse or precision touchpad for a more natural experience, and in this guide, I will show you how.

Windows 10 can disable your touchpad automatically when connecting a mouse, and in this guide, we'll show you how to do it.

Q. How can I stop the touchpad on my laptop from treating random taps as mouse clicks?