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Touchpad Click Not Working? How to Enable it Again

If trackpad click is not working, be sure to check your drivers

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Updated onOctober 11, 2024

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Many users prefer using atrackpadinstead of their mouse. However, some users reported that the touchpad click is no longer working.

If your trackpad touch click isn’t working correctly, that can be a big problem, but in most cases, the issue is caused by your settings or drivers.

Why is my laptop touchpad not clicking?

In today’s article, we’ll try to fix this annoying problem. Just keep on reading the solutions detailed below.

How do I fix my touchpad if it’s not clicking?

1. Be sure that this feature is enabled

If the touchpad click is not working on your Lenovo or Acerlaptop, it’s possible that it isn’t enabled. Yourtrackpadsupports various configuration.

A couple of users reported that theTap to clickfeature was already enabled, but after turning it off and back on again, the problem was resolved.

2. Make sure that delay is turned off

3. Reinstall the touchpad driver

Reinstalling the driver can fix this problem, and other similar problems like Touchpad settings missing. After that, you’ll have to restart your device, and Windows will automatically install the necessary drivers.

4. Make sure that your drivers are up to date

According to users,touchpadissues can occur due to your drivers. If your drivers are out of date, they might have certain bugs that will causethe touchpad clickto stop working.

You can make sure your drivers are always up to date with the help ofprofessional driver updating software. These tools allow you to scan for, identify, and update drivers in just a few minutes.

5. Make changes to your registry

Remember that this solution only works if you have this key in your registry. If not, you can just skip it.

6. Perform a System Restore

How do I reset my trackpad?

And do not forget to check for other touchpad issues, such asclick works, but the cursor doesn’t movein Windows.

Is yourtouchpad disabled on the logon screen? Check out our detailed guide and fix it in no time. We also have a guide on what to do iftouchpad settings are missing on Windows 11, so feel free to visit it.

You’ll also find more potential causes and quick fixes in ourmouse touchpad not workingguide, so be sure to check it out. For more suggestions or other questions, please access the comments section below.

Touchpad Click Not Working? How to Enable it Again#

How do I fix my touchpad if it’s not clicking?#

1. Be sure that this feature is enabled#

2. Make sure that delay is turned off#

3. Reinstall the touchpad driver#

4. Make sure that your drivers are up to date#

5. Make changes to your registry#

6. Perform a System Restore#

How do I reset my trackpad?#