What to do when the touchpad of your laptop stops working

When your laptop's touchpad stops responding, you have a problem. Have you ever tried using a Windows PC without a mouse, touchpad, or other pointing device? It is impossible.

Tips to solve the touchpad of your laptop

The most common thing would be to restart the computer and see if that fixes it. (Although this is almost instinctive and we know you already have.) If it doesn't work, you can try these solutions.

First of all, make sure you haven't accidentally disabled the touchpad. This would be the most common if you have not hit the laptop or you have dropped it, there is a key combination that will activate and deactivate the touchpad. It usually involves holding down the Fn key (probably near the lower left corner of the keyboard) while pressing another key.

What is the other key you should press while holding Fn? This depends on each model and there is usually an icon on the key that indicates it. If you cannot identify which key it is, look at the manual or try to search the internet for the laptop model that tells you what the off and on key is for this function.

If you still can't use your laptop's touch-pad, check the touchpad settings in the system. In Windows 7 or 8 you can go to Settings> Devices> Touchpad. This would take us to the Touchpad configuration page, where you can confirm that the touchpad is enabled and verify other options.

Tocuhpad configuration section in Windows

If neither of these solutions is working for you, perhaps it's a driver issue. Go to the laptop manufacturer's site and go to the support and drivers section you have. Find the drivers for the touchpad and install it.

This would be the last suggestion that we could give you, if you continue to have problems, it is time to send your laptop to warranty, if it still is, because you have a hardware problem. You could also use a small USB mouse, which are very cheap.

I hope it has been useful to you and see you next time.