If you see this button on your model, try pressing it. Some models have a touchpad enable / disable button above the touchpad. If that doesn't work, try holding the FN key at the same time. If you're unsure which key to use, you might want to try each of them. It might be the F9 key or the F5 key that looks something like the key shown above. Press the function key that has a touchpad icon on it. Some laptop models use the function keys to enable or disable the touchpad. These models should have a small icon of a touchpad with a "no" symbol on that corner. Try the following methods:ĭouble-tapping in the top-left corner of the touchpad on some models will disable or enable the touchpad. The one that applies to your computer will depend on the model. But before you disable the Touchpad, make sure that you have a working mouse else you may have difficulty in turning it On again.Ĭheck this post if you want to change Touchpad Sensitivity in Windows.There are a few different ways to enable or disable your touchpad. Toggle the switch to the Off position to disable Touchpad. Here is the screenshot for a Dell laptop. In the same settings where you reset Touchpad settings to default, you will an option to turn off or turn on the Touchpad. If you wish, you can also disable or turn off the Touchpad if you do not use it. So you see, it will be different for different brands. For Dell, you will see a black button named default on the left top side. In a Sony laptop, another window would need to be opened by clicking on the option Default and then changed accordingly. In a Lenovo laptop, the option would be ‘Restore to default’. It is different for laptops of different brands. On a Dell laptop, it could be Click to change Dell Touchpad settings.įind the option to change the settings to Default and click on it.
On a Dell laptop, it could be Dell Touchpad tab.Ĭlick on Settings. In the case of Lenovo laptops, the last option would be Thinkpad. The last tab is Device Settings, but it depends on the brand of the laptop. Scroll to the bottom and click on Additional mouse settings. On the left-hand side, select Mouse and touchpad. The procedure for the same is as follows:įrom the Quick Link or WinX Menu open Settings > Devices. In case anything doesn’t work well with the touchpad, or the previous troubleshooting has been messed with, the touchpad could be reset. NOTE: In Windows 11/10 now, you can also open Settings > Devices > Touchpad and click on the Reset button under Reset your Touchpad. If you think you may have inadvertently messed up the Touchpad settings here’s how you can reset Touchpad settings back to default on your Windows 11/10 PC. At times, you may mess up with the settings of the Touchpad – especially when using multi-swipe gestures or 2-finger/3-finger swiping on the touchpad.
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