Nowadays, a lot of laptops come with a touch screen display and Windows 10. This gives the best of both worlds as you can use both the touch screen like in a tablet and a keyboard/mouse on a laptop.
Why disable or turn off touch screen in Windows 10?
While there are certain advantages of a touch-enabled display, there are times when you would like to simply turn off touch screen in Windows 10. Some scenarios include the following:
You have damaged the laptop LCD and the touch screen is actually interfering in your work.You want to boost the battery life of your system.It’s a good idea to disable touch screen in Windows 10 while you are presenting something and may end up messing up your presentation by touching on the wrong slide.The computer is having a ghost touch or phantom touch problems.
A ghost touch or phantom touch is an event when the touch screen reacts as if it has been touched by an invisible finger or stylus. This can be caused by a hardware issue or even a dirty screen.
How to disable touch screen in Windows 10
There are two ways to disable or turn off the touch screen in Windows 10. We will discuss both of them here:
Disable touch screen using Device Manager
To turn off the touch screen immediately but temporarily, you can disable the touch screen device from the Device Manager. Here is how: To enable the touch screen again: Many people complain that this method only works temporarily and the touch screen is enabled again when they restart the system. If you want to permanently disable the touch screen, please follow the next method.
Permanently Disable touch screen using Windows Registry
If you want to permanently disable touch screen in Windows 10, you should follow the steps below: The touch screen will stop working after restart. If you want to enable the touch screen again, change the TouchGate value from 0 to 1 or simply delete the TouchGate entry. If you are using Microsoft Surface laptop and your touch screen is not working, you can follow this guide from Microsoft to troubleshoot your touch screen issues. Does this article help you in disabling the touch screen of your device? If yes then which method did you use? What are your overall experiences with Windows 10 touch screen or tablet mode? Also see:
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