Touchpad not working
So... my touchpad on my laptop occasionally stops working by itself (stops working as in I cannot two-finger scroll, zoom, and do other touchpad gestures but I can still click and move the mouse pointer). If I restart my computer, the touchpad will start working 100% again but it's just a hassle everytime this happens that i need to restart my computer, especially if I have many tabs open that I wanna keep open. I tried enabling and disabling my touchpad by pressing "fn + F9" but that doesn't do anything but turn it on and off (duh). I don't remember pressing any specific key combination before this happens each time. My device manager says everything is connected and working properly. Is there anything to like ... reset the touchpad without restarting the computer?
Thanks for any help!
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[quote=2005chuy]Do you have the latest drivers installed?[/quote]
yes i would assume so cause if i restart my computer, it'll work perfectly fine. it's as if i disabled something by accident, i just don't know what...
Do you have the latest drivers installed?
[quote=alanliuis]@gamey109: sorry, but i don't own a laptop. You're kinda on your own here.
Best advice i can tell you is not to randomly restart random services, it can damage your computer.[/quote]
Lol okay thanks for the input, I thought I was on to something there for a second haha
@gamey109: sorry, but i don't own a laptop. You're kinda on your own here.
Best advice i can tell you is not to randomly restart random services, it can damage your computer.
[quote=alanliuis]go to services.msc and find anything related to your touchpad, and restart it.[/quote]
would you happen to know exactly or along the lines of what service(s) I should be looking for? sorry, i'm a bit of a tech noob
go to services.msc and find anything related to your touchpad, and restart it.
[quote=RitoPls]Go in device manager and see if the touchpad is enabled?[/quote]
i stated in my post that device manager says everything is connected and working properly. that would include that it is enabled
Go in device manager and see if the touchpad is enabled?