Windows 10: Unable to disable ELAN touchpad.

Discus and support Unable to disable ELAN touchpad. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Yes, I went to settings and checked. I can't disable the touchpad in there.Yes, I went to device manager. I can't disable the touchpad in there.Yes, I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by #1 Touchpad Hater, Aug 14, 2022.

  1. Unable to disable ELAN touchpad.


    Yes, I went to settings and checked. I can't disable the touchpad in there.Yes, I went to device manager. I can't disable the touchpad in there.Yes, I went to the registry and checked every last thing and no, none of those disable it.Please I just want to be able to use my computer without having to angle my hands in a weird way just to avoid this forsaken piece of technology.And yes, I am sure I have a mouse plugged in.

    :)
     
    #1 Touchpad Hater, Aug 14, 2022
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  2. NancyD Win User

    Cannot disable ELAN Touchpad on Lenovo G500


    Prior to installing Windows 10, I would disable the touchpad on my PC (hate it!) by going to Settings - Mouse Properties - ELAN - Stop Device. Since installing Windows 10, the ELAN device does not show up under devices and I cannot disable. Does anyone know how to fix this?
     
    NancyD, Aug 14, 2022
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  3. Cannot disable my Elan touchpad on my new HP laptop

    I have tried every one of the suggestions to disable this touchpad. My issue is that the ELAN tab doesn't show up like on my other computer under the additional settings. The last tab i see is Hardware. It does show the Elan Touchpad under the hardware tab,
    just like my other computer but no additional tab with the Elan title which has the checkbox to disable it when an external mouse is connected. I have windows 10 home and an hp laptop. Does anyone have any other suggestions. I have already reinstalled the
    drivers 2x and it did nothing to change the issue. Any help would be appreciated.

    Completely Frustrated!!
     
    HP User Lawbirdy, Aug 14, 2022
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  4. Louie_101 Win User

    Unable to disable ELAN touchpad.

    Elan touchpad

    To follow up on this issue, here are a few other things you can try:

    -Press Windows Key + X to open Win + X menu and select Control Panel from the list.

    -When Control Panel opens, go to Hardware and Soundsection and select Mouse.

    -When Mouse settings window opens, you should see ELANor Device Settings tab. Switch to it.

    -Locate Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached option and enable it.

    -Click Apply and OK to save changes.

    If that doesn't work or isn't available, a registry edit should be the solution for us, I'd personally suggest a registry backup by clicking on file and export before performing the below steps, to be on a safer side:

    Open Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Elantech/Othersetting/DisableWhenDetectUSBMousekey in the left pane.

    Change the value from 0 to 1 and close Registry Editor.

    After making those changes your touchpad will now be disabled every time you connect a mouse to your laptop. As you can see, even though this option isn’t available, you can still enable it by following these steps. We have to mention that this solution applies
    only if you’re using ELAN touchpad.
     
    Louie_101, Aug 14, 2022
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