This article will teach us how to enable and disable the Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected feature in Windows 11. The Touchpad is very easy to use, and this is the default setting in Windows 11. The Touchpad gestures help you get your jobs done faster.
A Touchpad is a pointing device. The tactile sensor is its most significant component. It is an electronic device with a flat surface that detects the motion and position of a user’s fingers and translates them to a position on a screen to control a pointer in a graphical user interface.
Suppose your Windows 11 device (e.g., laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, and you want to use an external USB or Bluetooth mouse. In that case, you can set it to automatically disable the touchpad when the mouse is connected and automatically enable it when disconnected.
Microsoft provides settings that users can modify. In Windows 11, you can also change the process for enabling and disabling the Leave Touchpad On When Mouse Connected Feature.
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How to Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature
You can enable or disable the Leave Touchpad On When Mouse Connected Feature as required. The methods to change the settings are listed below.
- Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature Using Windows Settings
- Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature Using Registry File
Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature Using Windows Settings
You can use Windows Settings to Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature. Click the Windows button, select Settings, or press Win Key + I to open settings directly.
Then, under settings, click on the Bluetooth & Devices option on the left panel, scroll down to find the Touchpad (which is used for Taps, Gestures, Scrolling, and Zooming) in the right panel and click on it.
When the selected option menu opens, you can see the Touchpad option. Now click on the Touchpad option to expand it. This option allows you to access your device’s touchpad by toggling the ON button to enable and off to disable the Touchpad option.
Under it, you can see the option to Leave the touchpad on when a mouse is connected, along with a checkbox. The box is checked (Enabled) by default. You can uncheck it to disable the option, as indicated in the image below.
Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature Using Registry File
There are ways to Enable Disable Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Features in Windows using the registry editor. This procedure is done using the Registry File. Let’s discuss the step-by-step guidelines for it.
Now, open Run Window, and press Windows Key + R from the keyboard simultaneously. This is the keyboard shortcut to open the run window. Now, type regedit and click on OK to continue. Then, it asks the Admin’s permission to change the Device. Click Yes.
- Window Key + R (To open run command)
- Type ‘regedit‘ and press OK
- Administrator Permission press Yes
NOTE! Take Backup—If any mistake occurs in the Registry Editor, it may affect the system. It is advisable to take a backup of the Registry before proceeding. To back up, go to File in the top left corner of the Registry Editor. Click on it, then select Export and save the backup.
- Go to File
- Right-click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Click on Export
- Please save it
Enable the Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature in Windows 11 using the .reg file. To create a .reg file, open NotePad, type the following code, and name it EnableLeaveTouchPadOnWhenMouseisConnected, then save it on the desktop using the .reg extension.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"LeaveOnWithMouse"=dword:ffffffff
When the file is saved at your selected location, double-click on it. The User Account Control Window will open; click Yes to continue. Then, the Registry Editor Waring window will open.
Adding information can unintentionally change or delete values and cause components to stop working correctly. If you do not trust the source of this information in the path you created, do not add it to the registry; otherwise, click Yes to continue.
The following window shows that the key and value you added have been successfully added to the registry editor. Now click on OK and restart your PC to add the applicable test.
Use the .reg file to disable the Leave Touchpad On When Mouse is Connected Feature in Windows 11. To create a .reg file, open NotePad, type the following code, and name it DisableLeaveTouchPadOnWhenMouseisConnected, then save it on the desktop using the .reg extension.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"LeaveOnWithMouse"=dword:00000000
When the file is saved at your selected location, double-click on it. The User Account Control Window will open; click Yes to continue. Then, the Registry Editor Waring window will open.
Adding information can unintentionally change or delete values and cause components to stop working correctly. If you do not trust the source of this information in the path you created, do not add it to the registry; otherwise, click Yes to continue.
The following window shows that the key and value you added have been successfully added to the registry editor. Now click on OK and restart your PC to add the applicable test.
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