touchpad issue aspire 3.

spookymel

hi everyone! i have a question for you all!
i recently got an aspire 3. i love it, got it for college. ANYWAY. i’m taking care of it so well. in the last week, it has not move from my desk. i am very careful, but suddenly, my touchpad stopped working? i usually use a mouse on the side but sometimes i use my touch pad. i tried to look up on the internet what i could do! nothing works 🥲

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ttttt

@spookymel

Would you happened to press F7 key by mistake and turn it off?

Try toggle between F7, Fn+F7 to see if you will get the touchpad back.

spookymel

ttttt said:

@spookymel

Would you happened to press F7 key by mistake and turn it off?

Try toggle between F7, Fn+F7 to see if you will get the touchpad back.

i saw that on google, so i tried! but nope, doesn’t work 😥

Erick-Acer_Retired

Hi @ spookymel 
Could you please tell me full model name of unit 

Chandashoka123

spookymel said:

hi everyone! i have a question for you all!
i recently got an aspire 3. i love it, got it for college. ANYWAY. i’m taking care of it so well. in the last week, it has not move from my desk. i am very careful, but suddenly, my touchpad stopped working? i usually use a mouse on the side but sometimes i use my touch pad. i tried to look up on the internet what i could do! nothing works 🥲

Thread was edited to add model name to the title

Restart your Laptop Or Go to Touchpad settings and turn on it.

Easwar

Hi @spookymel,

# Try to update the mice and other pointing device driver

1. Hold windows key and hit letter X.
2. Choose the device manager option.
3. Go with the option mice and other pointing device driver.
4. Under the title mice and other pointing device driver.
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5. Right click on that option ----> Update all driver under the title mice and other pointing device driver.
6. Choose "search automatically". 

Check this T/S and post the result. ​