Windows – Disable trackpad on windows 10

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I'd like to disable my laptop trackpad on windows 10 (ASUS type, should that matter). I've tried all the options found while searching via google, most of which target windows 7/8.x. In addition, I've tried touch-pad blocker and it also fails. Ideally I'd like for the trackpad to be off only when a mouse is attached, but at this point I can't seem to find a way to disable it in any way.

Update August 2015

The old "fix" under Settings->Devices->Mouse & touchpad->Related settings is "grayed out" now, so you have to open the pointer task tray icon.

Device Settings
Old Checkbox
Smart Gesture checkbox

Best Answer

For ASUS, just uninstall existing Smart Gesture software/drivers from Control Panel and install the latest version for Windows 10 from here

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=smart+gesture

To work with Windows 10 you need Smart Gesture 4.0.5 or 4.0.6. These are the only ones designed to work with Windows 10.

Just installed 4.0.6 on my Asus Zenbook UX31A and it works perfectly. It has auto disable of the touchpad when an USB mouse is present, the disable button (Fn+F9) works, the multi finger gestures works...it has even specific gestures for Windows 10 related to Cortana or other Windows 10 features

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