A few keys on your keyboard can be broken, which could disable your computer for a while. This is a precautionary measure to take in order to keep your computer running smoothly.

If you have children or animals in your house, it is important to learn how to turn off the built-in laptop keyboard in Windows temporarily and permanently. ..

Steps to Disable Built-In Laptop Keyboard in Windows Temporarily

To temporarily disable the keyboard, delete the drivers from your laptop. This will last until you restart the device, after which the drivers will be installed again automatically.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Device Manager’ icon Step 3: Under the ‘Devices’ tab, you will see a list of all your devices Step 4: In the left-hand column, you will see your computer’s name and device ID Step 5: In the right-hand column, you will see a list of all your devices that are connected to your computer

Step 2: In the Device Manager, find the ‘Keyboards’ heading and double-click it. To open the Device Manager, click on the Start button, type “device manager” in the search box and hit Enter. Under “Devices,” you’ll see a list of all of your devices. Double-click on “Keyboards” to open its subheading. There you will find all of your keyboard’s devices (including any attached mice or other input devices). ..

Step 3: Uninstall drivers for your device

Steps to Disable Built-In Laptop Keyboard in Windows Permanently

Step 2: Click on the ‘Groups and Policies’ tab Step 3: Click on the ‘Computer Configuration’ button Step 4: On the ‘Computer Configuration’ tab, click on the ‘Security Settings’ button Step 5: On the ‘Security Settings’ tab, click on the ‘Group Policy Editor’ button Step 6: In the Group Policy Editor, click on the ‘New GPO’ button Step 7: In the New GPO, name it ‘Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Startup items’ and click on OK Step 8: In the New GPO, add a new item to it called ‘Startup items.config’ and paste in this text: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] [MachineName] => Start Menu Items

Step 3: In the Local Group Policy Editor window, click on the ‘Edit’ button next to the ‘Computer Configuration’ section Step 4: In the Computer Configuration section, click on the ‘Policies’ tab and then click on the ‘Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates’ button Step 5: On the Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates page, click on the ‘Windows Components’ button and then click on the ‘Windows Components/Windows Settings’ button Step 6: On the Windows Components/Windows Settings page, click on the ‘Security Options’ button and then click on the ‘Local Security Options’ button Step 7: In the Local Security Options window,click on the ‘Restricted Sites’ tab and thenclick onthe ‘Allow all sites except for this site to run (recommended)’ check box

Step 3: Under ‘Name’, double-click ‘Computer Configuration’ To open the Computer Configuration window, click on the Start button and type “Computer Configuration” in the search box. When the Computer Configuration window appears, under ‘Name’, double-click on ‘System’. ..

The Device Installation window will open.

  1. In the ‘Device Installation’ window, click on the ‘Add’ button.
  2. In the ‘Add Device’ window, type in the following information: -Name: Windows 10 PC -Location: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository
  3. Click on the ‘Next’ button.
  4. In the ‘Select Driver Source’ window, select ‘Local Disk (C)’ and click on the ‘Next’ button.
  5. In the ‘Select Driver Destination’ window, select ‘Device Installation Directory (D)’ and click on the ‘Next’ button.
  6. Click on the ‘Finish’ button to close the ‘Add Device’ window and return to the ‘Device Installation’ window.
  7. Click on the ‘Install’ button next to Windows 10 PC in D:\Device Installation Directory. The installation process will start and a progress bar will be displayed while it is happening.. ..

To disable installation of unknown or unapproved devices on your computer, open the Device Installation Restrictions folder and double-click the ‘Disable installation of devices’ policy. ..

To disable the installation of devices not described by other policy settings, right-click the option and choose “Edit.” ..

Step 7: From the window that appears, click the circle next to ‘Enabled’ to select it and click ‘OK’ to confirm

Step 8: Disable the keyboard by going to Device Manager and following the same steps as to temporarily disable the computer’s keyboard

Final Words

If you want to disable your laptop keyboard so that someone else can’t use it, or if you just want to erase your keyboard without opening up a lot of tabs, this guide will show you how to do it. It’s easy and appears the same on Windows 10 and Windows 11. ..