Windows 10: Dell Inspiron Touchpad Not Working - Windows 11

The touchpad suddenly stopped working. It was working when the laptop booted up but then stopped and I am having to use an external mouse. Looking in Settings and Device Manager, I cannot find any reference to Touchpad or any Touchpad drivers. It appears to have been uninstalled completely. Do I need to reinstall new drivers? It's an Inspiron 15 3000.Thanks

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I want to disable touchpad on Dell laptop


Hello everyone,
My laptop's touchpad works and I don't want it to, because I prefer a mouse. It's a Dell Inspiron 11 3000 series on windows 10 OS.

What I have tried that hasn't worked:

• start<settings<devices<mouse & touchpad<additional mouse options. This opens a window called Mouse Options which has 5 tabs up top, none of which involve the touchpad. The Hardware tab shows 2 devices: the mouse itself, and the USB. No touchpad there.
• windows key+x<mobility center. No touchpad to be found.
• various function keys. No options for touchpad on/off.
• device manager<mice and other pointing devices. Again, only the mouse and usb show up. It appears the touchpad is working without a driver, which is a little spooky.

Any other suggestions? I could try downloading a third party driver, but that seems like a step in the wrong direction.
Thanks

 

[WTB][US]   Need a dell inspiron 9400 Touchpad (found one)

Edit: Never mind

Anyone have a dell inspiron 9400 touchpad? Its a 17in 10 year old dell inspiron. I could pay like $10 or a little more.

Thanks for checking

 

Is it possible to scroll using the touchpad in dell inspiron 11 3000

Original title: scroll

I have a dell inspiron 11 3000, its brand new and I'm just wondering if its possible to scroll using the touchpad? and if so how?