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  1. How would I go about disabling my laptop keyboard so I can use my external keyboard on top...


    I don't know if this is something that I can do with Windows10 but if anyone could guide me in the right direction that would be helpful (im not very tech savy)

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    /u/Cowsgomoo414, Feb 8, 2020
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  2. 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.
     
    Nachappa C K, Feb 8, 2020
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    I'm not understanding this. I had to uninstall and my keyboard is still not disabled. I'm having to use an external just to be able to type bc if I don't my laptop thinks i'm pressing "t" constantly and some of the other keys such as "I" and "O" and "U" are
    funky too. Can you please go into a more detailed description of what you mean here?
     
    questingspirit, Feb 8, 2020
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    How would I go about disabling my laptop keyboard so I can use my external keyboard on top...

    Disabling Laptop Keyboard


    How does the laptop keyboard interfere with typing when you use the USB one? Are you putting the USB one on top of it or something?

    I don't know of a software way to disable the keyboard (this site says installing an incompatible driver works) but perhaps you could just unplug the cable.

    It looks pretty easy for your laptop - you don't even need a screwdriver.

    Toshiba Satellite C55Dt-A5306 Keyboard Replacement - iFixit
     
    lx07, Feb 8, 2020
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