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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="can-i-disable-the-touchscreen-on-my-notebook">Can I disable the touchscreen on my notebook?</h3> <p>There is not a setting to disable the touch-functionality on Acer notebooks with a touchscreen. The driver that controls the touchscreen can be disabled through the device manager. Acer does not recommend that you disable your touchscreen driver.</p> <p>Use the following steps to disable your touch screen driver:</p> <ol><li>Press the <b>Windows (<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/migrated/acer_final/30046/icon_windows8_key.png" alt="Image: icon_Windows8_key.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>) key</b> + <strong>C</strong>, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen to open your Charms.</li> <li>Tap or click Search, then type Device Manager.</li> <li>From search results, tap or click Device Manager.</li> <li>Tap or click the arrow next to Human Interface Devices.</li> <li>From the list, look for the driver HID-compliant touchscreen. If you do not see this driver and they are listed as "USB Input Device", try disabling and re-enabling one at a time until the touch screen stops responding.</li> <li>Right-click the driver, then select Disable.</li> <li>Click Yes. If prompted, restart the computer.</li> </ol><p>After the computer restarts the touch-functionality should be disabled. To get your touch-functionality back, re-enable the drive you disabled and restart the computer if necessary.</p> <meta content=""></meta> </article> </main>
