If you’re finding yourself in a similar situation, the following fixes will help you get back your touchpad functionality on your Dell computer. Below you have a collection of methods that other users have successfully used to resolve this particular issue. Follow each potential fix in order until you get your touchpad back. Let’s begin.
Method 1: Enable the Touchpad using the function key
The most common reason why the touchpad stops functioning is because the user ends up disabling the touchpad function by mistake. Most laptops have a function key dedicated to the TouchPad integrated with the F keys. The most common placement is on the F9 key. To re-enable the touchpad on your Dell computer, press the button resembling a TouchPad button and see whether you regain the TouchPad functionality. Certain models will require you to have the Function key pressed while pressing the TouchPad key.
Method 2: Re-enabling touchpad from Control panel or Dell Settings
Users that reported losing the touchpad functionality after installing a Windows update have managed to resolve the issue after discovering that their Touchpad was disabled inside Control Panel. Altough the causes for this are unclear, most users suspect that the issue is caused by an improper Windows update. Here’s a quick guide on how to re-enable the TouchPad functionality of a Dell computer via Control Panel:
Method 3: Update/Rollback TouchPad driver via Device Manager
Losing the functionality of your Dell’s TouchPad might also be caused by a glitched driver or by an improper installation performed by WU. Some users experiencing the same problem have managed to regain the TouchPad functionality on their Dell laptops by either updating the TouchPad driver or rolling it back to a previous version that was functioning properly. Here’s a quick guide on how to use Device Manager to update or rollback the Touchpad driver on Dell laptops or notebooks: Once the TouchPad driver is updated or rolled back, restart your computer and see whether you manage to resolve the issue at the next startup. If you’re still having problems with the TouchPad on your Dell laptop or notebook, move down to the final method.
Method 4: Creating a Linux Boot DVD
This might seem like an odd fix, but a lot of users have managed to use it successfully to regain the TouchPad functionality on their Dell computers. This method involves creating a Linux boot DVD, using it to boot in Linux, then booting back on Windows 10. A lot of users have reported that this method was successful in bringing back the Touchpad functionality. Here’s a quick guide on creating a Linux boot DVD and boot your computer from it in order to fix the Dell TouchPad issue:
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