The touchscreen functionality available on certain Windows 11 PCs is a great feature, but there are times when you want to turn off the touchscreen functionality on Windows!The fingerprints on your screen annoy you and you no longer want to work on your desktop PC with touchscreen functionality on Windows. Deactivate or activate the touchscreen in the device manager ! 1.) ... The classic deactivation of the touchscreen function!
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| (Image-1) Easy turn off or turn on the touchscreen function on Windows 11! |
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2.) Deactivate and activate the touchscreen via PowerShell!
Start PowerShell as administrator ( Ctrl + Shift + Enter )
Enter the following command:
Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -like "*touchscreen*"} | Disable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false
As soon as you execute the command, the touchscreen is deactivated. Run this command to reactivate the touchscreen:
Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -like "*touchscreen*"} | Enable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false
| (Image-2) Deactivate / activate the touch screen function with PowerShell! |
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3.) More tips on touchscreens and the like on MS Windows!
The touch screen is an integral part of many Windows 11 mobile devices, here are more touch screen tips on MS Windows OS!
►► The difference between the touch screen on a desktop computer and tablet!
►► Difference between screen keyboard and touch keyboard, Windows 11, 10, ...?
►► Can I also test my touch screen on Windows 11?
►► What is a ten finger touch screen?
►► Find Windows 10/11 touch screen calibration for tablets and PCs?
FAQ 184: Updated on: 26 June 2022 18:12
