How to Add Subtitle File to a Video

Do you want to add subtitles to a video that you have created or downloaded? With subtitles, it becomes easier to understand the content of the video. If you want to add your captions to a video, then first you’ve to create a subtitle file in the .srt, .ssa or other suitable formats. Once the file is created, you can add it to the video with various video editing programs. Here are some ways to add subtitle file to a video.

How to add subtitle file with VLC Player

VLC Player is a common media player and can be run on both Windows and Mac computer. The VLC media player is also free to download and easy to use.  Follow the steps to add subtitle to your video with VLC.

•    Make sure both video and subtitle file are in the same folder in your computer and have the same name. If they are not, just copy (Ctrl/Command + C) and paste (Ctrl/Command + V) them in the same folder.

Steps:

1.    Locate to the video location you want to add the subtitles.

2.    Right click on the video and open in VLC media player.

•    In windows: Right-click on the video > Go to ‘Open with’ > select ‘VLC media player’ from the options.

•    In Mac: Right-click on the video > Go to ‘File’ > click ‘Open With’ > select ‘VLC media player’ from the options.

3.    When the video opens in the player, click ‘Subtitle’ tab at the top.

4.    Go to ‘Sub Track’ in the dropdown menu.

5.    Click ‘Track 1’. You will see your subtitles file if it is correct.

6.    If your subtitle doesn’t appear, use below steps to add manually.

•    In the same ‘Sub Track’ menu, click ‘Add Subtitle File…’

•    Select your video’s subtitle file.

•    And click ‘Open.’

Once you’ve successfully added subtitle file, subtitle you created will appear with the video.

How to add subtitle file with HandBrake

This is another app that can add subtitles for you to a video. Handbrake is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS, download the HandBrake app on your computer for free from “https://handbrake.fr/.” After installing it on your PC, follow below steps to add subtitle file to your video.

Steps:

1.    Open the ‘HandBrake” application.

2.    Click ‘File’ on the prompted Source Selection window. It will open File Explorer in Windows or Finder in Mac.

3.    If it doesn’t appear, click ‘Open Source’ at the top-left corner of the screen.

4.    Click ‘File’ in the pop-out menu.

5.    Browse the video location you want to add the subtitles.

6.    Click the video to select.

7.    Then click ‘Open.’

8.    Now, click the ‘Browse’ button at the center of the page.

9.    Enter a name in ‘File name:’ field.

10.    Select a location to save your subtitled video.

11.    Click ‘OK/Save.’

12.    Now, click the ‘Subtitles’ tab, just above the video screen.

13.    Click ‘Import SRT’ button.

•    In Windows: click the red ‘X’ next to the track to remove the default subtitle track.

•    In Mac: open ‘Tracks’ dropdown box, and select ‘Add External SRT…’ from the options.

14.    Browse and select your created subtitle file.

15.    Click ‘Open.’

16.    Now, click the box of ‘Burn In’ to play subtitles always with the video.

17.    Click ‘Start Encode’ button at the top.

HandBrake begins adding your subtitles to the video. After finishing of the encoding process, you can see your created subtitles in your video.

Source :- http://1mcafee.uk/blog/how-to-add-subtitle-file-to-a-video/

Kellie minton is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at mcafee.com/activate, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world.

How to Compress a Video Offline

You may want to compress your videos to save the storage of your device, as the big video files are ones that cause storage space to run out. Large videos are slow to play, and sometimes take too much time to load. These files are also difficult to upload, or upload but slowly therefore compressing becomes necessary. Do you want to upload your video on the internet or share it with someone, you wish to reduce its size so that it can upload easily without taking more time or data? Here are several popular programs that can compress videos even without affecting the quality too much.

Note: You can use these programs on Windows and Mac both to compress a video.

How to compress a video offline with VLC Media Player

It is a quite unknown fact that VLC Player can compress a video file. The VLC media player is a popular media app, most of the users have installed it on their computer. So, here is how to use VLC Media Player to compress or convert a video.

1.    Open the app and go to Media.

2.    Select ‘Convert/Save’.

3.    Now, add the video you want to compress in the file tab.

4.    After adding the video, click the drop down option next to ‘Conver/Save’ button.

5.    And select ‘Convert.’

6.    Now, click the ‘Profile’ dropdown option.

7.    Select an appropriate (lower) format for your video. Changing the format of a video will reduce as well as increase its size.

8.    Select a location to save the converted video file.

9.    Click ‘Start’ to begin the conversion.

VLC Media Player starts conversion your video to the selected format. Once conversion will finish, the converted video automatically save to the destination folder.

How to compress a video offline with HandBrake

HandBrake is one of the most popular tools to compress large video files without losing quality. HandBrake is popular because:

•    HandBrake is free and Open Source.

•    Works on Microsoft Windows, Mac, and Linux.

•    Can convert videos nearly in all format, WMV, avi, m4v, mov, etc.

You can download HandBrake from, “handbrake.fr/downloads.php.”

Steps to compress video offline:

1.    Open the ‘HandBrake’ app.

2.    When the HandBrake opens, click ‘Open Source’ at the upper left corner.

3.    Click ‘File’ in the Source Selection section.

4.    Browse the folder of the video you want to compress.

5.    Click on the video to select it.

6.    Then click ‘Open v.’

7.    Now, click the ‘Presets:’ dropdown box.

8.    And choose a quality preset from the options.

Make sure to choose the quality or presets lower than the current video’s quality. For example, if the video is currently in 1080p then choose 720p or lower. For best compression, select “Fast” or “Very Fast.”

9.    In the ‘Save As:’ field, enter a name for your video.

10.    Click the ‘Browse’ button, if you want to select a new save location.

11.    Under the Summary tab, check the box of ‘Web Optimized.’

12.    Now, open the ‘Video’ tab and check the video settings.

13.    When all set, click ‘Start Encoding/Start’ button at the top to start compression.

Now, wait for the compression to finish, this may take a long time depends on the video you select for compression. Once your video compressed, you can play or share it from the destination location.

How to compress a video offline with QuickTime Player on Mac

1.    Browse the video you want to compress.

2.    Select the video and open it in QuickTime Player.

3.    Now, click ‘File’ at the top.

4.    Go to ‘Export As’ and select quality. Make sure to choose the quality lower than the video’s current quality.

6.    Enter a name and select a location.

7.    Click ‘Save’ to start compression.

Once your video compressed, you can play or share it from the destination location.

Source :- http://norton-norton.uk/how-to-compress-a-video-offline/

Kellie minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup.

How to Add Music to Your iPhone Without Syncing

Do you want to add music to the iPhone without syncing your default library? Then, you need to access the settings of the program and turn off the automatic sync option. iTunes syncs the iTunes library automatically when you pair the iPhone with the computer. It will take some time to add music to your iPhone in case the size of the music file is large.

Steps to add music to your iPhone with iTunes Store

•    Go to the iTunes Store already installed on your iPhone. Press on the iTunes Store application symbol.

•    Press on the Search button. You will get this button in the lower right-hand side of the display. After clicking on that button. It will open the Search webpage.

•    Press on the text field. You will get it on the upper side of the webpage.

•    Find the music, artist, or album. You have to enter in the title of the music, artist, or album which you wish to start downloading on the device and after that, press on the Search button.

•    Choose a song which you wish to download on the device. Press on the album from which you download a song and choose an artist and after that, press on the album given on the iTunes window.

•    In case you wish to download particular music, then do not follow these steps.

•    You need to press the on the price of the selected song. You will get the list to the right-hand side of the tile of the song.

•    Now, you have to type the Touch ID or Apple ID password on the given field. After entering it, it will buy the selected song and start downloading on the Music application installed on the iPhone.

Steps to add music to your iPhone with Apple Music

•    Go to the Settings application on the iPhone. You need to press on the Settings application symbol, and it resembles a silver box having a gears icon on it.

•    Go down and after that, press on the Music option. You will get this option in the settings window.

•    Press on the white color “Show Apple Music” toggle.  After clicking it, the color turns into the green which means “Show Apple Music” is enabled.

•    Click on the white color “iCloud Music Library” toggle. It will change into green color which means this option is enabled on the iPhone.

•    In case you do not have an account on Apple Music, then you will not get the iCloud Music Library” toggle.

•    Press on the Keep Music option.

•    Go to the Music application on the iPhone.

•    Press on the Search button.

•    Click on the text field.

•    Press on the Apple Music.

•    Find music, artist or album

•    Choose music.

•    Add the selected music to the iPhone library.

Source :- http://norton-norton.uk/how-to-add-music-to-your-iphone-without-syncing/

Kellie minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup.

How to Change a File Extension in Windows

File extensions show the system the file type and what kind of system programs can launch it. You can change a file extension easily. If you change the file extension from the title of the file, then even though  it will not change the file type, the system will not able to identify the file. Here’s how to change a file extension in Windows.

Steps to Change the File Extension from the Software Program

•    Go to the default program.

•    Press on the File option and after that, tap on the Save As option.

•    Select a folder where you wish to save the file.

•    Give a title to the created folder.

•    Find the pull-down menu which is named as Save As or Format located in the Save As pop-up menu.

•    Select a type of a new file given as a type pull-down menu.

•    Click on Save As. Now, the file shall get open in the program window.

•    Search the folder where you selected to save the file extension.

Steps to Make File Extensions Visible on Windows PC

•    Go to the Control Panel.

•    Press on the Appearance and Personalization option.

•    Tap on the Folder Options button.

•    Press on the “View” option from the Folder Options pop-up menu.

•    Now, you have to unselect the “Hide extensions for known file types” box.

•    Press on the Apple button given on the Folder Options window and after that, press on the OK button.

•    Go to the Windows Explorer folder to get the file extensions on display.

Steps to Make File Extensions Visible on Windows 8

•    Go to the Windows Explorer folder.

•    Press on the View option given on the upper side of the screen.

•    Go through the title of the file extensions checkbox given in the View or Hide column.

•    Check the file extensions folder.

Steps to Make File Extensions Visible on Mac OS X

•    Choose the Finder tab, or you need to launch the new finder tab.

•    Press on the Finder option.

•    Tap on the “Advanced” given in the Finder Preferences screen.

•    Tap on the “Show all filename extensions” checkbox and make a mark on the box.

•    Leave the Finder Preferences screen.

•    Launch the new Finder tab.

Now, you will be able to see the file extensions for files.

Source :- http://advisornorton.com/how-to-change-a-file-extension-in-windows/

Kellie minton  arrived on the cyber security scene in the early 2000s when virus and malware were still new and slowly evolving. Her longtime affair with writing with an interest in the cybersecurity industry, combined with her IT degree, has contributed to experience several aspects of security suite industry such as blogging at norton.com/setup.

How to Use Apple Pencil with Your iPad Pro

You can use Apple Pencil with your iPad Pro, but not with your iPhone. After connecting the Apple Pencil with the iPad, you can markup screenshots, draw, sign documents and also write notes from the lock screen. Here’s how to use Apple Pencil with your iPad Pro.

How to Connect Apple Pencil with iPad Pro?

•    Go to the Settings option. It resembles a gray logo having two gears inside it.

•    Press on the Bluetooth option. You will get this option into the fourth column given in the settings window. In case it starts indicating “On” near the Bluetooth option, then this means that the Bluetooth option is already turned on and you do not have to turn it on again.

•    Press on the white switch given diagonally from Bluetooth. In case the switch symbol turns into a green color, then this means Bluetooth is enabled. In case the switch turns into white color, then this means Bluetooth is disabled. Ensure that the Bluetooth is enabled.

•    You have to remove the cap of the Apple pencil. You will see the cap on the button of the Apple Pencil, and below it, you will get the lightning connector to pair the Apple Pencil into the iPad, and you can also charge your Apple pencil by pairing it into the lightning connector.

•    Connect the Apple Pencil into the USB charging dock. You have to pair the Apple Pencil into the same dock which you use to connect the iPad charger.

•    Press on Pair button. After getting the Bluetooth connecting option on the display,  press on the Pair button. It is an option which help you to connect the Apple Pencil with the iPad Pro. Once you have connected the Apple pencil, you can start using it in any supportable device.

How to Markup a Screenshot?

•    Click on the Home and Power button together. You will get the home button under the iPad’s display, and it resembles a round shape button. The power button is located on the upper right-hand side of the display.

•    You have to click both the buttons together so that you can capture a screenshot on your iPad.

•    The screenshot you have captured will start showing in the end left-hand side of the display.

•    Press the captured screenshot.

•    Choose a highlighter.

•    Choose a color.

•    Highlight the picture by using the Apple Pencil on the iPad.

•    Press on the Done button.

How to Write Notes from Lock Screen on iPad?

•    Click the Power button.

•    Press the display by using the Apple Pencil on iPad.

•    Now, you need to write notes from the lock screen.

Source :- http://1mcafee.uk/blog/how-to-use-apple-pencil-with-your-ipad-pro/

Kellie minton is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at mcafee.com/activate, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world.

Mortal Kombat 11: Snoop Dogg Live Streams MK11 Gameplay Before Launch!

NetherRealm’s latest eleventh iteration for its well known Mortal Kombat series is finally out and fans across the world are eager to get their hands on this new tile.

As the new title is still on its way out from the production line, our beloved Snoop Dogg managed to stream alive gameplay of Mortal Kombat 11 on his twitch streaming account, and his fans got to experience the Dogg himself live trying to hit on those mind chilling fatalities.

Snoop Dogg managed to stream some initial gameplay before few hours of the release of MK11 and teased his fans with a teaser which presented some awesome move sets of various new playable characters in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 title.

 Snoop Dogg managed to organize a gathering of some of his friends and conducted a tournament namely Snoop Dogg’s Gangsta Gaming League which was co-sponsored by the Mortal Kombats publisher Warner Brothers.

Snoop managed to bring along some well-known personalities like Kamil McFadden, 21 Savage, Rachel Ako and Rachel Swindler who made the Snoop Dogg tournament much more thrilling.  The live stream on Twitch managed to attract more than 2 million people and was a top trending video for the day.

Although this is not the first time, Snoop streaming live for a new launching title as previously Snoop Dogg gained a lot of traction from the gaming community when a title was delivered to him by using Spyro Drone.

It was something which every gamer would dream of, to receive a purchased game delivery by a drone, but Snoop also had to face some significant backlash from the gaming community when he was spotted faking his gameplay, and later on, he even apologized to negotiate with the proclaimed accusations.

This time around Snoop posted his actual Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay and even shared a small clip of battling out against his nephew and claiming to beat him down thoroughly. It is quite interesting to observe how the eleventh edition to the hit Mortal Kombat at series is capable of interesting such leading personalities, and it would tremendously impact on the following of the game.

The new addition to the long-running franchise seems to be quite promising and with the new gameplay much more is known to players about the new characters and interactions in the game.

It would surely be an excellent experience to play this new title as the new fatalities, and killer moves are absolutely thrilling to witness. Let’s see what more NetherRealm games are planning for the future of the title as some new playable characters are expected to be introduced in the upcoming DLC content.

Source :- https://how-to-setup.org/mortal-kombat-11-snoop-dogg-live-streams-mk11-gameplay-before-launch/

Karen Minton is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Karen has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup

How to Prepare Your Phone for Travel

One cannot do without phones when traveling. Whether you are traveling to the suburbs or going on an international trip, you need your smartphone for navigation, schedules, booking reservations, etc. However, you need to make a few tweaks on your phone, before you embark on your journey. Here’s how to make your phone ready for travel. 

• Update the software

When you travel, your phone must be updated. By installing all the recent updates, you will not only get more features, but your phone will also become more secure.

iPhone users need to open Settings, tap on General and select Software Update. android users need to go to Settings, tap on System and select System Update.

• Control Date and Time Settings

In case you are traveling through time zones, then it can wreak havoc with your smartphone and its apps. Ensure that, before you embark on your journey, the Date and Time settings are configured to Automatic. Or else, you need to change the settings to the new time zone manually.

iPhone users need to go to Settings, tap on General and select Date and Time. Android users need to go to the Settings app, tap on System and select Date and time.

• Set up digital wallets

You will have to pay for cabs, lodging, food, etc. when you travel. Set up your smartphone to make these payments, and make traveling more convenient. Mobile wallets are very secure. If you have an iPhone, then go for Apple Pay. Just open the settings app and tap on Wallet and Apple Pay. You can then add your bank cards and set up Apple Pay Cash. Android owners can use Google Pay or Samsung Pay. Just download the app and set it up on your device.

• Currency Conversions

In case you are traveling to another country, you may want to monitor your spending. Currencies differ from country to country. Thankfully, using your phone’s personal voice assistant, you can convert currencies easily and quickly. There are also several currency converter apps that you can download from the app store.

• Add an Emergency Medical Card

Keeping an emergency medical card when traveling is an absolute necessity.  In case of a medical emergency, doctors can find out your personal medical details from your medical card. If you set up a digital medical card on your phone, then it can be accessed even when your phone is locked. Android users need to go to the Settings app and tap on Emergency. After that, select Emergency Information and tap on Add information to input all the details.

• Use a Password Manager

When you are busy enjoying your vacation, you may not want to worry about having to remember all the different passwords. Well, just get a password management app and keep all your passwords stored in a secure and encrypted vault.

• Protect the Data

When you are traveling abroad, make sure you have only the data that you need. You should not carry confidential data when traveling. Also, make sure that you are using encryption services.

• Mobile Passport

Do you want to speed through the US customs? If the answer is yes, use the Mobile Passport app. this authorized app will work wonders if you have the US or Canadian passport.

Sourec  :- http://www-mcafeeactivate.support/blog/how-to-prepare-your-phone-for-travel/

Kellie minton is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at mcafee.com/activate, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world.

Top 7 Tools for Tracking Facebook Shares

You need to regularly check Facebook shares and relevant data to know which post of your page is doing well. Several tools are there to keep you updated with the same. You can quickly check important metrics using the ideal tools. If you don’t know about the perfect tools for Facebook, they are ideally described below. Check each one of them and see which one works best for you.

Enhance traffic and improve campaigns with these tools:

1. Google Analytics

You can easily track real-time Facebook traffic with the use of Google Analytics. It is a standard tool from Google and ideal for Facebook marketing. For activation of this tool, you need to go to Acquisition, then social, and then overview. The regular Facebook visits will be updated, and you check through it.

2. Keyhole

Keyhole is another excellent free tool that allows keywords and account tracking. It even lets you check the account information of your competitors. You can quickly check most shared and top posts with this tool.

3. PeakFeed

Boosting your Facebook presence with the PeakFeed is easy. It gives you reports of your Facebooks engagement throughout the week and comes as a decent tool. Your Facebook stats will be mailed to you every week with this tool.

4. Talkwalker

The Talkwalker is an easy to use tool that provides you results in the form of graphs. Everything, from top posts to comments to pictures and more, is shown in this useful tool. Get the essential Facebook insights of your Facebook posts with Talkwalker.

5. LikeAlyzer

If you take your Facebook profile seriously, the LikeAlyzer tool is a must-have for you. This tool keeps you updated with everything that you need to make the most out of Facebook. You can get to know about the ideal length of posts, the average number of posts you should create in a day, how long people were there on your posts, and the best time for posting as well.

6. Quintly

You can check the analytics of up to three pages with the free version of Quintly and unlimited pages with the paid version. This tool is perfect for small and large businesses. All the relevant statistics such as likes, comments, shares, and the growth of followers from time to time is showed in this tool. The graphical version data makes it easy to understand.

7. Klout

Get the ideal score of your profile with the Klout. It is an excellent tool that gives the score to your profile out of 100. If your profile gets zero, it means it is worst and needs improvement. If it reaches 100, it is the best. You will be suggested relevant content for improving your Facebook too.

Conclusion

Facebook is one of the best platforms to boost your reach and business. To know how your profile is performing on Facebook, you need to have the relevant tools. This blog suggests you the best Facebook tools to track shares and related data.

Source :- https://mcafee-activate.me/blog/top-7-tools-for-tracking-facebook-shares/

Karen Minton  is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cyber security. She writes about the latest updates regarding mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. Her articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.

How to Disable Web Notifications in Browsers

Same as your phone apps, your web browser can also send notifications. Some notifications are useful while some are frustrating. In that case, you can choose the website from which you want notifications in your device. You can block notifications from different browsers. Use the process given below.

Turning off Web Notifications in Google Chrome

The process to turn off web notifications is almost the same for Android, Windows, and Mac users. Here are the steps that you can follow for turning off web notifications in Google Chrome:

1. The first step is to launch the Google Chrome browser in the particular device that you are using to get started with the process.

2. Then, click or tap on the three vertical dots present at the top right section of your screen and choose Settings from there.

3. Now, visit the bottom section of the page and click on Advanced and then Content settings to disable notifications.

4. You will have to select the Notifications option and toggle it off to stop receiving web notifications further.

5. There is even an option to turn off notifications from a few particular websites as well.

6. You are destined to see the blocked websites on the ‘Block’ section and unblocked ones in the ‘Allow’ section.

7. Block, edit, or remove the existing websites clicking the three vertical dots with the websites’ name in the Allow section.

8. If you can’t figure out whether to keep or disable the website, it is better to remove from the list.

To get the notifications back, you can allow the website from the blocked list, if you blocked earlier. For removed websites, go to the removed website and subscribe to start receiving notifications again. Click on the padlock logo adjacent to the URL bar to manage notifications.

Turning off Web Notifications in Mozilla Firefox

You are likely to receive web notifications in your Firefox browser also. If you don’t know how to disable or remove them, here is the process:

1. Enter ‘about:preferences#privacy’ in the URL bar to go to the preferences section of Firefox browser in your Mac or PC.

2. Find the ‘Permissions’ option over there by scrolling down, then ‘Notifications,’ and click on the Setting button available on the right side.

3. You will see the list of the websites that give you notifications from time to time. To block any particular website from the list, change the Allow option into Block and don’t forget to click the Save Changes button present on the right corner.

4. If you use Firefox browser in the phone, it is necessary to visit the particular website that you want to block. You will have to tap on the padlock with the link and then manage notifications from ‘Edit Site Settings.’

5. After tapping the option, you will have the ‘Notifications’ option with a checkbox. Tap on the ‘Clear’ button present at the bottom section of the window to unsubscribe successfully.

Turning off Web Notifications in Microsoft Edge

In Microsoft Edge browser, click on the three dots present on the top right side to access the main menu. You will see the Over Edge section, find ‘Settings’ over there and then ‘View Advanced Settings’ to move further. Now, there will be a ‘Notifications’ option on the menu. Go to the ‘Website Permission’ section through it to control the websites. You can easily disable notifications from every website that you wish. 

Turning off Web Notifications in Safari

The process is a bit different for Safari. You need to go to Safari Preferences and find the ‘Websites’ option on your mac for disabling notifications. Click on the same option and go to ‘Notifications’ to see the list of websites. The browser lets you select either ‘Allow’ or ‘Deny’ option. Once you select the ‘Deny’ option, you won’t see Safari notifications.

If you are wondering about disabling notifications in iPhone or iPad, you can’t do it as no website notifications are received in them!

Source :- http://macfeeactivate.com/blog/how-to-disable-web-notifications-in-browsers/

Karen Minton is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cybersecurity. She writes about the latest updates regarding mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. Her articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs, and websites.

How to Disable the Touchpad on Your Laptop

If you are facing issues with your touchpad, and want to turn it off, then you have come to the right place. Here we will explore the process of disabling the touchpad of laptops.

Steps to Disable the Touchpad Using the Native Device Manager

•    Go to the “Device Manager.” In case you do not know the steps for doing so, then click on the “Windows and R” keys together for opening the “Run” box.

•    After completing the step mentioned above, enter “Devmgmt.msc” in the required column appears on the screen.

•    Then, click on the “Enter” button.

•    Once the Device Manager starts showing on display, enlarge the test in case it is not done already. Then, enlarge “Mice” and any other pointing device to get any Human Interface Device-complaint mouse drivers.

•    After tapping on the Human Interface Device-complaint mouse drivers and tap on the “Disable” button.

•    After it starts indicating “Disabling this device will cause it to stop functioning” on the system screen. In case you wish to turn it off, tap on the “Yes” button.

•    The procedure which is mentioned above will disable the touchpad on the laptop, but in case it is not, then you have to disable the other Human Interface Device-complaint mouse drivers one after another.

Steps to Disable the Touchpad Through the Touchpad Blocker

•    You will get many other tools which will help you to turn off the touchpad on your laptop, but you should use the Touchpad Blocker tool because it will only help you to lock the touchpad easily on your laptop. This tool also permits the users to turn on and off the touchpad by using the keyboard shortcut.

•    You can use the entire greatest functions of Touchpad Blocker tool by clicking only at once. You need to go to the “Developer” webpage in case you wish to install the executable. After that, tap on the dark color “Install” option provided on the developer webpage. After going through this procedure, it will automatically begin its installing process.

Steps to Disable Touchpad From Windows Control  Panel

Make sure that the disable option in the settings application is for the systems that have the Microsoft precision touchpad. In case you have a different type of touchpad in your laptop, you can adjust the mouse option through the Windows Control Panel.

In case you use the Synaptics touchpad, then start using the Windows Control Panel for changing the mouse options by going through the steps mentioned below:

•    Go to the “Control Panel” window.

•    After that, tap on the “Hardware and Sound” option.

•    Below the “Devices and Printers” option, you have to press on the “Mouse” option.

•    By going to the “Device Settings” option, you need to turn off the other pointing devices after the Universal Serial Bus have the attached option in it.

•    You should turn off the touchpad in the laptop when the system mouse is paired can be covered in the program.

•    After that, go to the “Touchpad” app on your laptop.

•    You have to choose the mouse that you are recently using and after that, tap on the “Stop Device” option. •    At last, go through the “Disable Touchpad when USB Mouse present” checkbox.

Source :- https://how-to-setup.org/how-to-disable-the-touchpad-on-your-laptop/

Karen Minton is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Karen has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup