How do I turn off the touchpad on my Gateway laptop when I want to use only the mouse?

frkauffman
frkauffman Member Posts: 8 New User

Which keyboard keys will turn off the touchpad?

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  • -Justin
    -Justin Member Posts: 2,362 Skilled Specialist WiFi Icon

    frkauffman,

     

    I do not see a key combination that would just turn it off or on that comes on our newer systems. To disable the touch pad you would need to go into the device manager and disable it.

  • frkauffman
    frkauffman Member Posts: 8 New User

    Thank you for your response. My device manager only shows a type of mouse and no touchpad! I don't think the mouse shown is in fact the touchpad so I'm not fooling with it. The touchpad works fine, I just can't turn it off.

  • -Justin
    -Justin Member Posts: 2,362 Skilled Specialist WiFi Icon

    frkauffman,

     

    If you have your external mouse plugged in it should show up as Mice and other pointing devices along with the touchpad. If you pull it up, expand that section, then plug your external mouse in it should populate a new piece of hardware for you. That should help you narrow down which one is which.

  • frkauffman
    frkauffman Member Posts: 8 New User

    Thank you very much. I'll try that approach and let you know what happens.

    Fred