This article will show you how to disable Touchpad when an external mouse is attached to Windows 11/10. You can use Settings, Mouse Properties or edit the Registry to do this.

Fortunately, you can disable the touchpad on a Windows laptop, or the trackpad on a MacBook, very easily, provided you know where to look. If the operating system detects a mouse is connected to ...

Does your laptop touchpad get in the way while you type? Here's how to turn it off.

The program doesn't actally turn off your touchpad, so you can still use it as a mouse substitute. But when it senses you're typing, it intercepts touchpad commands that it thinks are spurious.