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 тачпад ноутбука 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
Обов’язково створіть точку відновлення на випадок, якщо щось піде не так.
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.Використання Windows Key + X to open Command Prompt, Control Panel, Device Manager, etc.
3.Use Arrow keys to browse around and select different options.
4.Використання таб to navigate different items in the application and Що натомість? Створіть віртуальну версію себе у to select the particular app or open the desired program.
5.Використання 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.
Спосіб 1 - Enable Touchpad in налаштування BIOS
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 Advanced 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 включено mode and save the BIOS settings and Exit.
Метод 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.
Спосіб 3 - Enable Touchpad in Mouse Properties
1.Press Windows Key + I to open Settings then select Пристрою.
2.Виберіть Миша та тачпад from the left-hand menu and then click on Додаткові параметри миші посилання внизу.
3.Тепер перейдіть на останню вкладку в Властивості: миша і назва цієї вкладки залежить від виробника, наприклад Device Settings, Synaptics, or ELAN, etc.
4. Далі, виберіть свій пристрій потім натисніть на включити кнопки.
5. Перезавантажте ПК, щоб зберегти зміни.
An alternate way to Enable Touchpad
1.Тип контроль in the Start Menu Search bar then click on панель управління з результату пошуку.
2.Натисніть на Обладнання та звук потім натисніть на Опція миші or Dell Touchpad.
3. Переконайтесь Touchpad On/Off toggle is set to ON and click save changes.
Це має бути resolve the Laptop Touchpad not working issue but if you’re still experiencing the touchpad issues then continue with the next method.
Метод 4 - Enable Touchpad from Settings
1. Натисніть клавішу Windows + I, а потім виберіть Пристрою.
2.From the left-hand menu select Touchpad.
3.Then make sure to turn on the toggle under Touchpad.
4. Перезавантажте ПК, щоб зберегти зміни.
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. Натисніть клавішу Windows + R, а потім введіть devmgmt.msc і натисніть Enter, щоб відкрити диспетчер пристроїв.
2. Розгорнути Миші та інші вказівні пристрої.
3. Клацніть правою кнопкою миші на вашому сенсорна панель device and select Властивості.
4.Switch to the Driver tab and click on the оновлення драйверів кнопки.
Примітка: You need to make sure that the Disable button is active.
5.Now choose ‘Пошук автоматично для оновленого програмного забезпечення драйвера’. Make sure you’re connected to the Internet for this feature to work properly.
6.Закрийте все та перезавантажте ПК, щоб зберегти зміни.
7.If you’re still facing the same issue then instead of Update Driver, you need to click on the відкинути кнопки.
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.
Спосіб 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. Натисніть клавішу Windows + R, а потім введіть devmgmt.msc і натисніть Enter, щоб відкрити диспетчер пристроїв.
2.In the Device Manager window, expand Миші та інші вказівні пристрої.
3.Right-click on your other mouse devices (other than touchpad) and select Видалити.
4.If it asks for confirmation then виберіть Так.
5. Перезавантажте ПК, щоб зберегти зміни.
Спосіб 7 - Reinstall Touchpad Drivers
1. Натисніть клавішу Windows + R, а потім введіть devmgmt.msc і натисніть Enter, щоб відкрити диспетчер пристроїв.
2.In the Device Manager window, expand Миші та інші вказівні пристрої.
3.Right-click on the Laptop Touchpad device and click on видалення.
5. Якщо з’явиться запит на підтвердження, виберіть Так.
6. Перезавантажте ПК, щоб зберегти зміни.
7.Once the system restarts, Windows will automatically install the default drivers for your Touchpad.
Спосіб 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, потрібно виконати чисте завантаження комп’ютера та крок за кроком діагностувати проблему.
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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.