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Lenovo IdeaPad touchpad not working [Quick fix]
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Updated onMay 16, 2024
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It’s possible you’re one of those folks who ignore the touchpad on your laptop in favor of a mouse. However, if you primarily rely on your touchpad and it stops working, such as users reported happening with the Lenovo IdeaPad touchpad, you may be unable to control your computer at all.There are a few frequent reasons why your touchpad may not be working, which occur more than we would like to admit. Even though IT experts always recommend keeping a close eye on one’s drivers and OS updates, people ignore this message and bump into could-be-avoided errors.Anyways, on a more positive note, let’s jump into the list of solutions right after we see the causes of this issue and what other issues users reported along the way. Follow along!
Why is Lenovo IdeaPad touchpad not working?
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 as well as Lenovo IdeaPad 5 encounter issues with their touchpad when specific drivers are not installed, are out-dated, or even corrupted. Driver errors can cause the following issues that were reported by our users as well:
On top of this, the error can occur on multiple OS iterations under similar error messages such as:
What can I do if Lenovo IdeaPad touchpad is not working properly?
1. Make sure it is turned on
2. Download the latest drivers
It is critical to wait for the processes to complete before restarting your computer to confirm that the changes were correctly applied. To prevent manually upgrading your drivers and save time, it is strongly advised that you use aspecialist driver update application.
For more information,take a look at our post on how to easily update drivers on Windows 11to ensure that you perform this task in the most efficient way.Alternatively,check out our list with 10 best driver updater software for Windows 10/11if you wish to use another program.And if you bump into theWindows cannot download drivers error, don’t miss out on our guide with what to do when that’s the case.Was this guide helpful for you? Don’t hesitate to tell us in the comments section below as well as if you have any other solutions in mind. Thanks for reading!
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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Loredana is a tech enthusiast who tackles mobility, privacy, and networking in easy-to follow guides for everyone.
