Windows 10: disable/enable keyboard and keyboard mouse feature?

Hello,

I have a Inspiron 7370 with a touch screen and a hinge that allows the computer to open flat. I was wondering if there was a safe way to disable and re-enable the keyboard and keyboard mouse so I can use the screen as a tablet and place a notepad on the keyboard area without it pushing a button here and there. I'm pretty careful with the amount of pressure I put on the keyboard yet the mousepad or scroll buttons get pushed here and there.

Any advice would be very much appreciated! I'm still trying to figure out the purpose of a hinge that lays the screen flat...

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keyboard

Hi ronks,

Windows 10 tablets has a feature to enable and disable the on screen keyboard. We suggest that you disable the on-screen keyboard through the control panel by following the steps below and check if it helps:

• Press the Windows key + R.
• Type Control Panel and select the top most result.
• Type ease of access center in the control panel and open it.
• Click "Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard".
• Make sure that the "Use on-screen keyboard" is unchecked.

Let us know the results.

 

Keyboard and Mouse

Hi Habib,

If you've encountered the problem only after installing the Windows Anniversary Update, we suggest disabling the keyboard and the mouse and re-enabling them back after rebooting the PC. Please also check the answer of Yashwanth Kotakuri from this link:

USB Keyboard and Mouse Not Working for the steps on how to do it.

Let us know the outcome.

Regards.

 

disabled mouse and keyboard

Hello Peter,

An outdated or incompatible mouse driver can be one of the factors why this issue occurs. To assist you with your concern, we recommend that you follow these steps to check if the device is recognized correctly in Device Manager. To do this, follow the steps
below:

• In the Search box, type Device Manager and press
  Enter.
• Navigate to Mice and other pointing devices.
• A yellow exclamation means that the mouse driver is not installed properly. You can right-click and select
  Uninstall.
• Right-click on Mice and other pointing devices and select
  Scan for hardware change.
• If the yellow exclamation mark still exists, go to their support site to search your product name and find the corresponding mouse driver to install and update.
• You may re-do the steps 1 to 5 to check for the keyboard.
  

Note: If there are no pointing devices and keyboard, it indicates that there is no mouse and keyboard configured or it is a mouse and keyboard hardware failure. We suggest that you contact your system manufacturer to report
the status of those devices to identify if these are hardware related issue.



Feel free to post back for an update with the outcome and let us know if you need more help.