If your laptop touchpad is not working then it will be impossible to use your laptop without a touchpad. Although, you can use an external USB mouse but that will be only a temporary fix. But don’t worry in this guide we will talk about various ways via which you can fix the broken touchpad issue.
How about working on your laptop without a touchpad? It is impossible unless you have connected an external mouse to your PC. What about those situations when you do not have an external mouse? Therefore, it is always recommended to keep your laptop touchpad working. The main problem seems to be the driver conflict as the Window may have replaced the previous version of drivers with the updated version. In short, some drivers may have become incompatible with this version of Window and hence creating the issue where Touchpad is not working. In this guide, we will help you to understand various methods through which you can fix laptop touchpad not working issue.
8 Ways to Fix Laptop Touchpad Not Working
Asire w ke ou kreye yon pwen restorasyon jis nan ka yon bagay ale mal.
While the laptop touchpad is not working you might want to navigate in Windows with the help of keyboard shortcuts, so these are a few shortcuts keys which will make it easier to navigate:
1.Use Windows Key to access Start Menu.
2. Sèvi ak Windows kle + X to open Command Prompt, Control Panel, Device Manager, etc.
3.Use Arrow keys to browse around and select different options.
4. Sèvi ak Tab to navigate different items in the application and Antre nan to select the particular app or open the desired program.
5. Sèvi ak Alt + Tab to select between different open windows.
You can also use an external USB mouse if your trackpad is not working until the issue is sorted and then you can again switch back to using the trackpad.
Metòd 1 - Enable Touchpad in Anviwònman byografi
It could be possible that the touchpad is disabled from the BIOS settings of your system. In order to fix this issue, you need to enable touchpad from BIOS.
For that purpose, you need to open your BIOS settings on your systems. Restart your systems and while it is rebooting, you need to keep pressing the F2 or F8 or Del button. Depending on the laptop manufacturer’s settings, accessing the BIOS setting could be different.
In your BIOS setting, you just need to navigate to the avanse section where you will find Touchpad or Internal Pointing Device or a similar setting where you need to check whether touchpad is enabled or not. If it is disabled, you need to change it to the Pèmèt mode and save the BIOS settings and Exit.
Metòd 2 - Enable Touchpad using the Function Keys
It is possible that the laptop touchpad might be disabled from the physical keys present on your keyboard. This can happen to anybody and you could have disabled the touchpad by mistake, so it’s always a good idea to verify that this is not the case here. Different laptops have different combinations to enable or disable the touchpad using the Keyboard shortcuts, for example, in my Dell laptop the combination is Fn + F3, in Lenovo it’s Fn + F8 etc. Locate the ‘Fn’ key on your PC and select the function key (F1-F12) that is associated with the touchpad.
If the above doesn’t fix the issue then you need to double-tap on the TouchPad on/off indicator like shown in the below image to turn off the Touchpad light and enable the Touchpad.
Metòd 3 - Enable Touchpad in Mouse Properties
1.Press Windows Key + I to open Settings then select Aparèy.
2. Chwazi Sourit & Touchpad from the left-hand menu and then click on Opsyon sourit adisyonèl lyen nan pati anba a.
3.Now switch to the last tab in the Pwopriyete sourit window and the name of this tab depends on the manufacturer such as Device Settings, Synaptics, or ELAN, etc.
4.Next, chwazi aparèy ou an Lè sa a, klike sou la Pèmèt bouton.
5.Rdemare PC ou pou konsève pou chanjman yo.
An alternate way to Enable Touchpad
1.Type kontwole in the Start Menu Search bar then click on Kontwòl Panel soti nan rezilta rechèch la.
2. Klike sou Materyèl ak son Lè sa a, klike sou Mouse Option or Dell Touchpad.
3.Make sure Touchpad On/Off toggle is set to ON and click save changes.
Sa a ta dwe resolve the Laptop Touchpad not working issue but if you’re still experiencing the touchpad issues then continue with the next method.
Metòd 4 - Enable Touchpad from Settings
1.Peze Windows Key + Mwen Lè sa a, chwazi Aparèy.
2.From the left-hand menu select Touchpad.
3.Then make sure to turn on the toggle under Touchpad.
4.Rdemare PC ou pou konsève pou chanjman yo.
Method 5 – Update or Roll Back Touchpad Drivers
Some users have reported that because of the outdated or incompatible touchpad driver their Laptop touchpad was not working. And, once they updated or roll back touchpad drivers the issue was resolved and they were able to use their touchpad again.
1.Peze Windows Key + R Lè sa a, tape devmgmt.msc epi frape Antre pou louvri Manadjè Aparèy.
2.Elaji Sourit ak lòt aparèy montre.
3.Dwa klike sou ou Touchpad device and select Pwopriyete.
4.Switch to the Driver tab and click on the Mete ajou chofè bouton.
Remak: You need to make sure that the Disable button is active.
5.Now choose ‘Rechèch otomatikman pou lojisyèl chofè ajou’. Make sure you’re connected to the Internet for this feature to work properly.
6.Fèmen tout bagay epi rdemare PC ou pou konsève pou chanjman yo.
7.If you’re still facing the same issue then instead of Update Driver, you need to click on the Woule tounen chofè bouton.
8.Once the process is complete, restart your PC to apply changes.
Update Touchpad drivers from Laptop manufacturer website
If none of the above works then as a last resort to fix the corrupted or outdated drivers you need to download & install the latest Touchpad drivers from your laptop manufacturer’s website. Sometimes updating Windows can also help, so make sure your Windows is up to date and there are no pending updates.
Metòd 6 - Remove Other Mouse Drivers
The laptop touchpad not working may arise if you have plugged in multiple mice into your laptop. What happens here is when you plug in these mice into your laptop than their drivers also get installed on your system and these drivers are not automatically removed. So these other mouse drivers might be interfering with your touchpad, so you need to remove them one by one:
1.Peze Windows Key + R Lè sa a, tape devmgmt.msc epi frape Antre pou louvri Manadjè Aparèy.
2.In the Device Manager window, expand Sourit ak lòt aparèy montre.
3.Right-click on your other mouse devices (other than touchpad) and select Désinstaller.
4.If it asks for confirmation then chwazi Wi.
5.Rdemare PC ou pou konsève pou chanjman yo.
Metòd 7 - Reinstall Touchpad Drivers
1.Peze Windows Key + R Lè sa a, tape devmgmt.msc epi frape Antre pou louvri Manadjè Aparèy.
2.In the Device Manager window, expand Sourit ak lòt aparèy montre.
3.Right-click on the Laptop Touchpad device and click on Enstriksyon.
5.Si li mande pou konfimasyon Lè sa a, chwazi Wi.
6.Rdemare PC ou pou konsève pou chanjman yo.
7.Once the system restarts, Windows will automatically install the default drivers for your Touchpad.
Metòd 8 - Perform Clean-Boot
Sometimes 3rd party software can conflict with the touchpad and therefore, you may experience Touchpad not working issue. In order to Fix resolve the broken Touchpad issue, ou bezwen fè yon bòt pwòp nan PC ou ak dyagnostike pwoblèm nan etap pa etap.
Rekòmande:
If you still face a problem with the touchpad, you need to take your laptop to a service center where they will make a thorough diagnosis of your touchpad. It could be the physical damage of your touchpad which needs repair of the damage. Therefore, you need not take any risk rather you need to contact the technician. The above-mentioned methods, however, will help you to resolve your software related problems causing the touchpad not working issue.