A touchpad on any laptop is one of the crucial pieces of hardware that helps users navigate the Operating System’s UI. If by any chance, it stops working, you will solely have to rely on keyboard shortcuts.
One particular reason you might be facing this issue on an HP laptop is that the touchpad is disabled within the OS or in the BIOS. Besides this, system file failure and corrupted driver files are known to cause issues with hardware. And this includes the touchpad as well.
This article further lists why the HP touchpad stops functioning, along with a step-by-step guide on fixing the issue.
Why is the Touchpad on My HP Laptop Not Working?
On most HP laptops, you may double tap on a corner of the touchpad to enable or disable the touchpad. Once you double tap on the corner, an LED light on the touchpad will turn on, indicating that the touchpad is locked.
How to Fix an Unresponsive HP Touchpad?
you may follow the solutions mentioned below tofix the touchpadon HP laptops.
The touchpad is not a device that malfunctions easily. If your touchpad is not responsive, it is usually due to it being disabled. you may find several settings in Windows, mouse properties, device manager, and the BIOS that can disable the touchpad.
Even if you disable the touchpad in any of the settings, you cannot utilize the touchpad. Therefore, first, verify if the touchpad is enabled on your laptop.
A BIOS (Basic Input Output System) has access to all the hardware connected to the motherboard. And since the touchpad is also connected to the motherboard, you may enable or disable it from the BIOS.
you may follow the steps mentioned below to enable the touchpad from BIOS.
Depending on the laptop, you may have a BIOS with a different UI. In that case, navigate the BIOS to locate and enable the Touchpad setting.
From Windows Settings
Windows settings also have full access to your touchpad. However, accessing the touchpad setting can be difficult without a functioning touchpad. Below, we have a step-by-step guide on enabling the touchpad by just using the keyboard.
Once done, try using the touchpad.
