How to disable touch on display on Windows 10

If you don’t use touch, you can use these steps to disable the feature on Windows 10.

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OnWindows 10, the ability to use a touch screen has been around for a long time, and it’s quite a useful feature, especially on tablets.

However, if you have a laptop or tablet that includes a touch-enabled display, and it’s not a feature you like to use, or touch doesn’t work as advertised, you can disable the feature with a few steps from Device Manager. In addition, disabling the touch screen may give you a little extraboost of battery lifewhen you’re on the go.

Thisguidewill walk you through the steps to disable the touch capability on a laptop or desktop display.

How to disable touch screen feature on Windows 10

To disable the touch screen on Windows 10, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, the screen will no longer respond to touch gestures.

If you change your mind, you can always enable the touch screen again using the same instructions outlined above, but instep 4, make sure to use theEnable deviceoption. In the rare case that touch is still not working, you can try restarting your computer.

We’re focusing this guide on disabling the feature, but you can also use these steps to disable and re-enable touch to troubleshoot and fix related problems with the screen.

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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.