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How to Fix Your Laptop's Touchpad Not Working

Touchpad is one of the laptop part that is used as a pointer. Special-shaped touchpad that can translate the movement and position of the user's finger to relative position on the screen. Touchpad is a substitute for the mouse because it has the same function as a pointer on the laptop. On the touchpad also has a left click button and right click like on the mouse. if you are not accustomed to using the touchpad it will feel a bit difficult and make the job become longer.

I am not so comfortable using the touchpad and prefer to use the mouse. I think using the mouse is a bit easier than having to use the touchpad. Maybe it's because of the habit factor because I use mouse more often. How about you? Prefer to use mouse or touchpad? Share your experience in the comment field below.

Have you ever when going to work, you forget bringing a mouse? Though a lot of work to be done at that time. So the solution is using the touchpad. Touchpad attached to the laptop so it will never miss. So it can be said the touchpad becomes an alternative when you forget to bring the mouse.

Like other electronic devices, touchpad also often have errors. For example the touchpad is not working. Well this time we will discuss about how to fix the touchpad problems that do not work.

How to Fix Your Laptop's Touchpad Not Working

How to Fix Your Laptop's Touchpad Not Working


1. Enable Touchpad

On the laptop there is usually a button to enable and disable the function of the touchpad. Take a look at your laptop if there is a special button that has a touchpad icon shaped? Usually located at the top of the keyboard or try to note on the F1 to F12. Touchpad icon is usually located between the F1 to F12.

If you have found it, press the button. Is there a change? If No changes. So to enable the touchpad, you must use a combination of buttons, namely Fn + Touchpad button.

Suppose on my laptop that is Acer 4755G which uses the combination of Fn + F7 key to enable and disable the touchpad function. It could be on your laptop also press the Fn + F7 and can also not, depend on your laptop type.

How to Fix Your Laptop's Touchpad Not Working

I often find touchpads that do not work. The problem was very simple that is because the touchpad does not work. It's possible that you accidentally pressed the button and it turned it off the touchpad. The solution is, switch it on again by pressing the Fn + touchpad combination.

So if your laptop touchpad suddenly does not work then try doing this way. Press the Fn + Button with the touchpad icon.

2. Install the Touchpad Driver

Drivers are the parts that introduce a hardware that can be recognized by the operating system. If you are using the Windows 8 operating system, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, then do not worry about installing drivers. Because on this operating system some drivers will be installed and updated automatically.

But sometimes there are some drivers that are not installed. Then the solution you have to install drivers manually. If you just let it go, then hardware that the driver is not installed will not work because the operating system will not recognize it.

For those of you who use Windows 7, it must install drivers manually using the laptop's default DVD driver or can also download drivers on the official website of your laptop brand.

So, If you find a laptop touchpad that is not working, try to install the touchpad driver first.

3. Check Touchpad Connector Cables

This way may be done by professionals because the laptop must be dismantled first. Touchpad connector cable located on the inside of the laptop, so if you want to check it you have to disassemble the laptop. If you want to do it by yourself it will be great, just say you are learning to be a technician.

After the laptop is disassembled, check the touchpad connector. Could be a loose connector and even broken, therefore you should check first.

4. Scanning Overall Laptop

It's possible that your laptop has a virus and causes the touchpad to malfunction. The solution is to scan the data as a whole using a good antivirus, for example kaspersky, avira, avast and others.

5. Reinstall the Laptop Operating System

The last step you should do is to reinstall the operating system. Why should you reinstall Operating System? If after scanning the data does not work then the last solution is reinstalling the operating system. By reinstalling it will make the laptop become fresh again.

That's what you should do if the laptop's touchpad is not working. If any additional please write in the comment field below. Hopefully the article useful and do not forget to share in order to be useful also for many people
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