Disabling Touchscreen in Windows
So you had a nice laptop with a touchscreen, then something happens - ok you dropped it - and the screen or a corner gets cracked. The laptop still works but now it acts "wonkie" (it's a technical term). Maybe you just don't like using a touchscreen, and in some cases, it can even be a hindrance to productivity. An easy workaround is to turn off you touchscreen. Here are 3 ways to do it: Method 1: One way to turn off the touchscreen is by disabling the device in Device Manager. Here's how: Open Device Manager by typing "Device Manager" in the Windows search bar and selecting it from the results. Find "Human Interface Devices" in the list of devices and expand it by clicking on the arrow next to it. Look for the touchscreen device in the list. It may be listed as "HID-compliant touch screen" or something similar. Right-click on the touchscreen device and select "Disable device" from the context menu. Confirm that you want ...