How to fix a faulty or disabled touchpad on your Windows laptop in 5 different ways

It's not hard to fix a touchpad.Hollis Johnson

• There are several ways to fix a faulty touchpad on a Windows 10 laptop, and most of them don't require any hardware repairs.
• If your touchpad isn't working, there's a chance that you've disabled it with a Windows keyboard shortcut.
• You can also try fixing your touchpad by updating or uninstalling its drivers, the software that keeps it running.
• If you've tried everything but still can't fix your touchpad, contact your manufacturer, Microsoft, or a repair shop.

Laptops are great for their portability. But if your touchpad stops working, it can seem more like a brick than a Windows computer.

There are a variety of reasons why your touchpad might not work, and there's a good chance that it has nothing to do with the laptop's hardware.