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How to disable keyboard but still keep the mousepad

Jul 8, 2018
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Hi, I have this laptop that the built-in-keyboard does not work! I was hoping to disable this but still key the mouse pad. Please help me...
 
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I would suspect it can be disabled in Device Manager or else doing a Ctrl/Alt/Esc and searching processes and stopping it there.


That's completely wrong.

I'm not OP, but that's actually my goal; I want to disable the built-in keyboard when my usb keyboard is plugged in, and after an hour of googling, I can't find a solution.
 
I would suspect it can be disabled in Device Manager or else doing a Ctrl/Alt/Esc and searching processes and stopping it there.
 
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