Windows 10: How to disable internal keyboard and only use external keyboard

I recently bought a new keyboard for my new duo monitor setup, this is great and all but I can not for the life of me figure out how to disable to laptop's internal keyboard as I have a cat who likes to sit on it so it activates when im trying to use my other keyboard. I have already tried uninstalling all my drivers but the only thing affected was the external keyboard and nothing changed on the internal one. `Any help would be great since as I was typing this said cat sat on the laptop and typed a bunch of Qs that I had to delete.

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Disabling laptop keyboard

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

As per the description. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I suggest you follow the steps below and check if that helps:

• Press Windows + X and select
  Device Manager from the list.
• Find Keyboards in the list of devices and click the arrow to expand it.
  
• Right-click on the internal keyboard and click Disable. If there is no Disable option listed, click
  Uninstall.
• Click File>Exit. Your laptop’s internal keyboard should now be disabled.

Note: If you had to choose Uninstall instead of Disable in step 4, the keyboard will be automatically detected and re-installed if you ever have the Device Manager scan for new hardware for some reason. If that happens you’ll need to repeat this procedure
in order to uninstall it again.

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

How do I disable the laptop keyboard WITHOUT disabling drivers?

Hello @desbest,

You have probably tried this, if NOT . . .

Source: > How to Disable Laptop Keyboard on Windows 10 - TheWindowsClub

Also: > How to Disable a Laptop Keyboard in Windows 10 - LifeWire

I hope this helps.

 

Disable Keyboard and Trackpad in Tablet Mode

Hi,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



Let us try the following steps, and check if it helps.

Step 1:

• 
  Press Windows key + X, and select
  Device Manager.
  
• 
  Find Keyboards in the list of devices and
  click the arrow to expand it.
  
• 
  Right-click on the internal keyboard and click
  Disable.
  
• 
  If there is no Disable option listed, click
  Uninstall.
  
• 
  Click File>Exit. Your laptop’s internal keyboard should now be disabled.
  

Note: If you had to choose Uninstall instead of Disable in step 4, the keyboard will be automatically detected and re-installed if you ever have the Device Manager scan for new hardware for some reason. If
that happens you’ll need to repeat this procedure in order to uninstall it again.



Step 2:

• 
  Press Windows key + X, and select
  Device Manager.
  
• 
  Click to expand Mice and other pointing devices.
  
• 
  Right click the touchpad and click Disable.
  

Hope it helps.



Let us know if you have any further query on Windows, we are glad to assist you further.