Your Nitro 5 includes keyboard function keys that allow you to quickly turn your touchpad on or off. You may want to disable the built in touch pad while gaming, or you may need to enable it if your touchpad is disabled and your cursor does not move when you try to use it.
How to disable the touchpad in Windows Settings
- Click on Start ⊞ and select Settings ⚙or press Windows ⊞ + I to quickly access your settings.
- Click on Devices in the left-hand menu.
- Select Touchpad from the list of devices in the right-hand menu.
- Click on the toggle next to Touchpad to move it to the Off position.
How to disable your touchpad with function keys
Depending on your Nitro 5 model, you will use one of the key combinations below. Each time you press the key combination, the touchpad will toggle between off or on. You can see images below showing the location of the function key and touchpad toggle for Nitro 5 models.
Newer Nitro Models: Just Press F10
On many recent laptop models, disabling the touchpad is as simple as pressing the F10 key. This key typically has a small touchpad icon with a diagonal line through it to indicate disabling as shown below.
- Locate the F10 key at the top of your keyboard.
- Simply press F10 once.
- You will see an on-screen indicator showing the touchpad is off.
- To re-enable it, just press F10 again.
Older Nitro Models: Use FN + Function Key
Older laptops often require using the Function (FN) key in combination with another function key (usually F2, F6 or F7) to disable the touchpad. You can see an example in the image below.
- Look for a key in the top row (usually F2, F6 or F7) with a touchpad icon on it.
- Hold down the FN key, usually located in the lower-left corner of the keyboard.
- While holding FN, press the key with the touchpad icon (F2, F6 or F7 depending on your model).
- To re-enable the touchpad, press the same key combination.
