How can we disable touch-screen for a computer/device running Windows 8/8.1

Even before launching it, Microsoft made it clear that Windows 8 was to be an operating system developed for touch-screen: Metro interface, cu tile sites and Modern applications, although commented and viewed with skepticism by many users, is optimized perfect for Touch devices (tablets or Touch screen monitors). If you own such a Touch device, and for various reasons you want to Disable the touch-screen (You probably didn't get used to it, or maybe you often happen to touch the accidental monitor screen; or you may want to attach a mouse and o standard keyboard the tablet and you no longer need touchscreen), below you can find the instructions on how to do this.

How can we disable touch-screen in a Windows 8 system?

Although in the version Windows 8 Developer Preview It was included in system settings and the option of disabling the touch screen (in Control Panel > More Settings > Hardware and Sound > Pen and Touch > Touch > Use your finger as an input device), in the versions Release Preview and RTM but Windows 8 Microsoft removed this setting, making it quite difficult for users to disable the touch screen. Fortunately, there is another one method through which you can disable the touchscreen in Windows 8.

  • open Device Manager (taste device manager in Start Screen) and click on Human Interface Devices
  • sub Human Interface Devices, right-click on the second entry HID-compliant device and select Disable from the displayed menu
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  • Then click on Yes for confirmation
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And ready. After you make this change, computer touch screen or DEVICE your will behave like a normal screen (without touch functionality). In case you want to reactivati touch screenul, enter Device Manager > Human Interface Devices, then right-click > Enable on all entrances HID-compliant device.

Note: Attention! Do not disable the touchscreen of a mobile device without having a keyboard or mouse that can be connected to it. Otherwise you will not be able to activate the touch screen back (and the device will become non-functional until you can reactivate its touchscreen).

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