If a computer has an access to a touch screen device, Ai offers users to switch the interface into the dedicated Touch Workspace: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/illustrator-touch-workspace.html

Normally this access won’t affect using Ai in the default mode, except for the way Free Transform tool’s controls.
These start to look ugly: large contoured circles with small white square padding inside, smudged icons (when viewed at 100 UI scale), giant hint arrows...

Maybe these work for some better, I can imagine this.
But why do I see these when not in Touch mode?
How can I force Ai to use normal ones without removing my touchscreen device?

This topic occasionally floats up at forums:
— https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/free-transform-tool-handles-illustrator/m-p/13690037
— https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/free-transform-padded-bounding-box-issue-cc-2019/m-p/10226690
— https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/alternating-free-transform-tool-anchor-points/m-p/10342530
and some users say they don’t have a touch device connected at all.

So the problem is:
— There doesn't seem to be a way to convince Illustrator you're not using a touch device.
— There doesn't seem to be a way to toggle this feature.
— It seems to not be documented anywhere.

Please address these.