Are you having trouble performing a right-click (or secondary click) with a mouse or touchpad in Windows 10? Since you can’t do serious work without access to any context menus, this is a problem that needs to be solved ASAP. Sure, you can right-click using your keyboard, but that isn’t exactly a practical long-term solution!
Many factors – such as minor bugs, outdated drivers, and incorrect settings – can prevent Windows 10 from registering the right-click from your PC’s pointing device. However, the list of troubleshooting tips and fixes below should help you fix when right-click is not working in Windows 10.
1. Herbegin File Explorer
If you could right-click on the mouse or touchpad just before the issue started, you can try restarting File Explorer. That often ends up getting rid of any random glitches with context menus.
1. Press Windows+X en kies Task Manager.
2. Kies Meer besonderhede to expand the default Task Manager view.
3. Soek en kies Windows Explorer under the Processes tab. Then, select herlaai.
2. Restart Windows 10
Restarting File Explorer alone may not end up fixing right-click problem in Windows 10. If the issue persists, you should continue by rebooting Windows 10. Do that now before moving on to the next fix.
3. Disconnect/Reconnect Mouse
Unplugging an external pointing device from your PC and plugging it back again is another way to fix odd input-related snags in Windows 10. If the mouse or touchpad has an ON/OFF switch, you should also try flicking it back and forth to reboot the internal circuitry.
4. Check Mouse Settings
If the buttons on your mouse appear to have flipped (as in the left mouse button right-clicks and vice-versa), you must use the Settings app in Windows 10 to fix that.
1. Maak die begin kieslys en kies Stellings.
2. Kies Toestelle.
3. Skakel oor na die Muis side-tab. Then, open the pull-down menu under Kies jou primêre knoppie en kies Links.
5. Check Touchpad Settings
When using a touchpad, you must confirm if you’ve set up the right-click or secondary click operation to register the way you want.
1. Maak die begin kieslys en kies Stellings.
2. Kies Toestelle.
3. Skakel oor na die Touchpad side-tab. Then, check the input settings under the krane section for right-click-related configuration settings.
For instance, you must enable Tik met twee vingers om met die rechtermuisknop te klik if you want to perform a secondary click by tapping with two fingers on the touchpad.
6. Check Mouse/Touchpad Support Software
Input devices can come with dedicated support software that overrides the default mouse and touchpad options in Windows 10’s Settings app. If you’ve installed such a program, open it and modify any settings related to the right-click operation as needed.
7. Remove Recently Installed Software
If the issue occurred right after installing a third-party application, you’re probably dealing with a software-related conflict. Try removing the program from your computer and check if that helps.
8. Disable Third-Party Customization Programs
Third-party mouse customization programs (such as Mouse Manager) are another reason right-click may stop working in Windows 10. If you have something similar installed on your computer, review the mouse key bindings to ensure that you’ve set them up correctly. You may also want to remove the application from your computer.
9. Disable Windows 10 Tablet Mode
Are you using Windows 10 in Tablet Mode? Due to the user interface’s touchscreen-oriented nature, right-clicking with a mouse or touchpad can result in problems. Try disabling Tablet Mode using the Tablet af tile in the Aksie Sentrum.
10. Reinstall Mouse/Touchpad Drivers
Reinstalling the mouse or touchpad on your computer can fix issues caused by corrupt input device drivers.
1. Press Windows+X and select the option labeled Toestelbestuurder.
2. Brei uit Muise en ander wysapparate and select your mouse or touchpad.
3. Maak die Aksie kieslys en kies Verwyder toestel.
4. Merk die blokkie langsaan Delete the driver software for the device en kies Verwyder.
5. Reboot your computer. You can’t use your pointing device anymore, so press Ctrl+alt+verwyder en kies Power > herlaai with the keyboard’s directional arrow keys instead. Windows 10 should automatically add back the mouse/touchpad after it finishes rebooting.
11. Update Mouse/Touchpad Drivers
If you continue to have issues performing the right-click on your computer, you must search the mouse/touchpad manufacturer’s website for dedicated drivers and install them. You can also use a driver updater tool to obtain updates outomaties.
12. Dateer Windows 10 op
New Windows 10 updates can contain fixes for any known issues with your mouse or touchpad. If you haven’t updated your computer recently, consider doing that now.
1. Kies Stellings op die begin menu.
2. Kies Opdatering en sekuriteit.
3. Skakel oor na die Windows-opdaterings side-tab and choose Kyk vir opdaterings.
If your computer detects any updates, go ahead and install them. If you see any hardware-related updates listed under Kyk opsionele opdaterings, install them as well.
13. Change Power Management Settings for USB Hub
Another way to fix right-click-related issues with external pointing devices is to stop your PC from cutting off power to its USB ports.
1. Open the Device Manager.
2. Brei uit Universal Serial Bus controllers and pick an instance of USB-wortelnaaf.
3. Maak die Aksie kieslys en kies Eiendomme.
4. Skakel oor na die Power Management oortjie en ontmerk die blokkie langsaan Laat die rekenaar toe om hierdie toestel af te skakel om krag te bespaar.
5. Kies OK.
6. Repeat for all other instances of USB-wortelnaaf.
14. Soek vir malware
Malicious programs can hijack various functions in Windows 10 and prevent them from working correctly. Hence, it’s a good idea to scan for and remove malware using Windows Security. If it fails to detect anything, follow up by checking the entire system with a toegewyde malware verwydering instrument soos Malwarebytes.
15. Begin die System File Checker
Do you still keep running into issues with right-click not working on your PC? Try using the System File Checker to fix any system-related errors.
1. Press Windows+S to open Windows Search. Then, type cmd en kies Open as administrator.
2. tipe sfc / scannow into the Command Prompt console.
3. Press Tik to run the System File Checker.
16. Disable Local Group Policy Setting
If the right-click operation only fails to work within File Explorer and the desktop area, a specific local group policy setting is the likely reason. You must disable it.
1. Press Windows+R, tik gpedit.msc, en kies OK om die Plaaslike groepbeleidredigeerder.
2. Kies gebruikers Configuration. Brei dan uit Administratiewe Templates > Windows komponente > Lêer Explorer.
3. Locate and double-click the policy labeled Verwyder die standaard konteks kieslys van File Explorer.
4. Select the radio button next to Nie gekonfigureer nie or Gestremd is.
5. Kies Pas > OK.
17. Disable Third-Party Shell Extensions
Third-party shell extensions insert various options into right-click context menus. That can slow things down or prevent menus from loading at all. You can disable problematic shell extensions using ShellExView.
1. Download and open ShellExView.
2. Maak die Opsies kieslys en kies Filter By Extension Type.
3. Kies Konteks kieslys en kies OK.
4. Locate third-party (non-Microsoft) shell extensions using the Beskrywing, Produk Naam, en maatskappy kolomme.
5. Select a third-party shell extension and press the F7 key to disable it. You must confirm if you can right-click after that. Keep repeating until you come across the extension causing the issue.
18. Update Programs
If right-click-related issues only crop up within a specific program on your computer, try updating it. You can usually find the option to update an application inside its help spyskaart of Stellings page. Or, you can check for new versions on the developer’s website. You may also want to consider reinstalling the program.
19. Stel Windows 10 terug
Did none of the fixes above help? If the mouse or touchpad works correctly on another Windows 10 device, you’re likely dealing with deep-rooted issues in the operating system. You can fix that by resetting Windows 10 to factory settings.
If your pointing device fails to right-click on other computers as well (or if you still have issues with the built-in touchpad on a laptop), it’s time to repair or replace it.