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Tutorial For Activating And Deactivating The Touch Screen On Notebooks

There are several ways to disable or enable the touch screen, and we will review each one to help you choose the most convenient method.

Registry Editor

Step 1: First, open the Run box using the Win + R shortcut keys.

Step 2: Type Regedit here and press Enter.

Step 3: You will be asked a question (do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device) that you must select the Yes key.

Step 4: In the search field (above the editor), you must type the following path and press Enter. (Computer \ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Wisp \ Touch)

Step 5: Double-click on the TouchGate option in the right part of the editor.

Step 6: In the Value Data section, set 0 to 1 and click OK.

Note: To reactivate the touch screen, you must follow the steps above and step 1, enter the value 1 instead of 0.

Device Manager

Step 1: Right-click on the Start menu to open the WinX menu.

Step 2: Select Device Manager.

Step 3: Scroll down a bit to see Human Interface Devices.

Step 4: Click on it to open it.

Step 5: Find the HID-compliant touch screen and right-click on it, and select Disable Device.

Step 6: Finally, select the Yes key.

Note: You can repeat the same steps in the fifth section instead of being Disable to select the Enable option to reactivate the touch screen.

PowerShell

Step 1: Right-click on the Start menu to open the WinX menu.

Step 2: Select Windows PowerShell (Admin).

Step 3: You will be asked a question (do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device) that you must select the Yes key.

Step 4: Enter the following command and press Enter.

Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$ _. FriendlyName -like ‘* touch screen *’} | Disable-PnpDevice -Confirm: $ false

Step 5: Close the PowerShell window.

Note: To reactivate the touch, you must enter the following command.

Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$ _. FriendlyName -like ‘* touch screen *’} | Enable-PnpDevice -Confirm: $ false

You can use your device for work or put it in the form of a tablet for any other purpose, such as watching movies. However, being a touch screen can also cause problems such as unwanted or accidental clicks.

We have prepared for you to activate and deactivate the touch screen on Windows 10 notebooks in this tutorial.