With modern tools and cost more and more individuals are using notebook computers as opposed to desktop pc's. Many people however do not like the touchpad mouse which is what is placed on a notebook. There is a rather simple method for the consumer to disable laptop touchpad and include an external mouse, which is what we should will discuss in this article.

The main reasons for people to want to disable laptop touchpad are they are players and need to use an external mouse, or want to use a mouse for a lot of moving and clicking (such as information entry), or maybe they just don't like it. Dependent upon the design you are using and that version associated with Windows you are using there will be different instructions how perform this particular function.

The easiest and most common way to disable the touch pad is to follow below:

1. Go to 'Start' then 'Control Panel'.
2. Get around to 'Printers along with other Hardware', then click on 'mouse settings', or in more recent versions of Windows (such as Windows 7), these is going to be found below 'Hardware and Sound'.
3. You will see a tab that says 'Devices', click this tab and get around to 'Mouse'.
4. This particular next step is going to be dependent upon your laptop setup. You may notice a selection known as 'Synaptic' then all you need to do is disable by selecting this.
5. You would then click 'Apply', and 'Ok' to save configurations and leave out of the user interface.
6. It is always a good idea to restart your computer after changes such as this.

In the instances where you do not have 'Synaptic' option as stated over follow these steps:

1. Visit 'Start' then 'Control Panel'.
2. Get around to 'Printers And Other Hardware', then click on 'mouse settings', or in more recent versions associated with Windows (such as Windows 7), these will be found under 'Hardware and Sound'.
3. You will notice a tabs that says 'Devices' tabs.
4. Next choose the PS/2 Mouse as well as go to qualities.
5. You should now have a 'change properties' environment, select.
6. You should then disable the actual mouse car owner by hitting the correct tab or option.
7. Click Utilize then Okay.
8. Now reactivate your system, but first be sure to set up you USB mouse.

If neither of the above two solutions do the job, you may need to enter your bios on the startup and see if you're able to disable laptop touchpad within that. If not, you should contact a support technician.