Yes, there is a way to turn off the touch screen on a Chromebook. However, as of this writing, this is an experimental feature.
To access it, you need to navigate to “chrome://flags” in the Chrome browser. Don’t worry; we’ll give you a detailed step-by-step guide on how to deactivate your Chromebook’s touch screen right away.
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How to turn off the touch screen on your Chromebook
Step 1: Open the Chrome browser.
Enter “chrome://flags”.
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Step 2: Search for the word “keyboard” in the Experiments window.
Find “Debug keyboard shortcuts” and select “Enable” in the drop-down menu.
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Step 3: Click “Restart”.
Wait for your Chromebook to restart.
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Step 4: Use Shift + Search + ‘T’ combination to turn off the touch screen
On some keyboards, the search key is a white dot. In other ways, it’s a magnifying glass. Now, if you try to touch your Chromebook’s screen, it should become unresponsive.
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Note: We used an Acer Chromebook Spin 514 for this how-to guide.
