How to Disable Touchpad Automatically When a Mouse is Connected on Windows 11

A touchpad is a crucial Input device that is mostly available on all laptops to control the mouse pointer on Windows as well as other OS with GUI support. However, some users prefer using a mouse over a touchpad especially for gaming and graphics or video editing. If you do too, you might want to disable the touchpad when you’re using a mouse to prevent accidentally click issues caused by the touchpad.

Previously, the feature that allows you to automatically disable the built-in touchpad was only available on some OEMs or specific laptop models. Now, Windows 11 has this built-in feature. And in this article, we’ll walk you through how to automatically disable a built-in touchpad when a mouse is connected to your PC on Windows 11.

Disable Touchpad When a Mouse is Connected

To automatically disable touchpad when a mouse is connected to your PC on Windows 11:

1. Open the Settings app on your PC or you can use the “Win + I” shortcut key.
2. On the Settings app, from the left sidebar, select “Bluetooth & devices”.
   
3. On the “Bluetooth & devices” page, select Touchpad.
   
4. On the “Touchapd” page, expand options for Touchpad by clickling on the Expand button.
   
5. When the touchpad options is expanded, Uncheck the option “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected“.
   
6. Now your touchpad will be disabled if you’re currently connected or using a mouse.

Keep Touchpad Enabled When a Mouse is Connected

If you prefer to use both touchpad and mouse at the same time:

1. Follows the same steps above to go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad > Expand Touchpad Option.
2. Check the option “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected“.
   
3. Now your touchpad will no longer disable when you connected a mouse to your PC.