To turn off the touch screen (or touchpad) on your Chromebook, you must enable the debugging keyboard shortcuts in the Google Chrome flags menu.
Open up Google Chrome on your Chromebook, and type or copy/paste the following command in the address bar at the top of your web browser (not the search bar): chrome://flags/#ash-debug-shortcuts
Press enter.
The Chrome flags menu will open.
On the drop-down menu next to Debugging keyboard shortcuts, click Disabled, and select Enabled.
Once you click Enabled, a button will pop up at the bottom of the flags menu, saying Restart. Click it to reboot your Chromebook.
You can use keyboard combinations to turn the touchscreen or touchpad on and off once the computer restarts.
To enable/disable touch screen: Shift + Search + T
To enable/disable touchpad: Shift + Search + P
Why does my touch screen not work on my Chromebook?
It may not be working because it’s disabled or broken. If it’s disabled, you can try following the method above to enable it. You might have to get the Chromebook serviced if there’s faulty hardware.
Can I turn my Chromebook touchscreen off?
Yes, but it requires using Chrome flags and tapping into experimental features.
Can I turn off my Chromebook touchpad?
You can turn off the Chromebook touchpad, but it requires playing around with experimental features in the Chrome flags.
What if I forget how to turn my touchscreen or touchpad back on?
If you’re having issues with any Chrome flags, just go to chrome://flags/ and select Reset all. This will set all flags to their default settings.