If you run into the laptop touchpad not working problem in Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7. Don’t panic, this article is useful for you.
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Laptop Touchpad Not Working? Here Are 3 Fixes
Here are 3 methods that have helped other users fix their laptop touchpad not working issue.
Notes: We will use an external USB mouse to try the fixes below.
Method 1. Enable touchpad in settings
Sometimes the laptop toucpad not working problem happens only because you’ve turned off it unknowingly. In order to switch it back on, you’ll need to go to your Windows mouse properties. Here are the steps:
1. Press the Windows logo key + R at the same time, and then type in main.cpl. Click OK.
2. In the Mouse Properties window, navigate to “Touchpad”, “Device Settings” or whichever tab is at the far right of the window.
3. Locate your touchpad in the list, choose it and click on “Enable” button.
4. Click Apply > OK to save changes.
Method 2. Is the Trackpad Disabled in the BIOS?
There’s a chance that, for reasons unknown, your laptop touchpad is turned off in the motherboard BIOS of your laptop. (For example, this could appear after a firmware update.)
To see if this is the case, restart your laptop and access the BIOS by repeatedly pressing the F2 or Delete key as your laptop is booting.
The BIOS for different motherboards has a different layout, find the “Touchpad” option or similar, then make sure it’s enabled. This may be under the “Main” or “Advanced” tab if you have one.
Once you’ve done this, choose the option “Save Changes and Exit”.
Method 3. Update or Roll Back Touchpad Driver
Go to Device Manager, right-click your touchpad in the list (it may be called Lenovo TouchPad, Dell TouchPad, Synaptics, or similar, depending on the brand of your laptop), and make sure that it’s definitely enabled. If it is, select “Update driver” to check if there are any updates for it that may help.
Lastly, many users reported that their touchpads stopped working properly after Windows 10 update, which means that the Windows 10 driver for your touchpad may be misbehaving. While you’re in Device Manager, right-click your touchpad, then select “Properties” and “Roll Back Driver” to check if a previous version of the driver fixes the problem.
If you don’t have skills to update your Touchpad Driver manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy. Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and look for the correct drivers for it.
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