How to enable the touchpad on a laptop in Windows 10 if, after installing the system or updating it, it suddenly crashes and has problems with it? We suggest that you familiarize yourself with several ways.
Most often, the problem with setting up the touchpad on windows 10 is associated with the lack of software or the presence of "inappropriate" drivers that are installed by Windows itself. But there are other options as well.
To rule out silly inattention mistakes, first look at your laptop keyboard. There should be a completely understandable designation on the keys intended to turn the touchpad on and off:
Try to press any such key first, or it, but in combination with the Fn button. It is likely that these measures should be sufficient to fix the problem.
The most common laptop models - HP, Lenovo and Asus - have the following combinations to enable the touchpad option:
- for Asus - Fn + F9 or Fn + F7
- for Lenovo - Fn + F8 and Fn + F5
For the HP brand, they came up with a separate key to control this function. And if it is not, then press twice (or once, but for a long time) on the touch panel in the corner on the left.
Another option, how you can configure the touchpad on a Windows 10 laptop: go to - Mouse. Perhaps in the settings touch pad for some reason it was disconnected.
How to enable scrolling on Windows 10 touchpad?
The lack of touchpad drivers is the most common reason why. The first thing to try is to install them manually, because sometimes the new software does not work (the one installed by Windows itself), and the official "old" ones perfectly fix the problem. Drivers you need You can find it on your laptop manufacturer's website under the Support section by choosing to download the driver for your model. If no suitable software is found for Windows 10, download the drivers for version 8 or 7. Then set the scrolling to touchpad Windows 10 will not be difficult.
Customizing touchpad gestures in Windows 10
In addition, there is a set of gesture controls. An important prerequisite for the correct operation of gestures is the compatibility of the touchpad with the OS and the correct installation of programs. We talked about this above.
Most users prefer to disable gestures entirely. Disconnection is performed as shown in the screenshot: 
How to disable touchpad on windows 10 laptop?
Indeed, very often the touch panel interferes with a person's work, so turning it off becomes relevant. Let's see how.
Now let's see how to disable the touchpad on a Windows 10 laptop if there are no manufacturer drivers.
First of all, you should know that Windows 10 was designed with an eye on the fact that it will be used on devices equipped with new high-precision touchpads. However, such panels have not yet become widespread, and most laptops use conventional touchpads. Therefore, not all of the gestures described below will be available on your device.
You can check which touchpad is installed in your computer at the following address: "Start" → "Settings" → "Devices" → "Mouse and touchpad". If you have a high-precision touchpad, you will see a note about it in the "Touchpad" section. But even if you have a regular touchpad, do not worry - many gestures will be available to you, you just need to experiment a little to find out which ones.
1. Scroll the page up or down
Place two fingers on the touchpad and swipe up or down.
2. Scroll the page to the right or to the left
Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide them horizontally to the desired direction.
3. Calling the context menu
Tap with two fingers will bring up a context menu, which usually appears by right-clicking with the mouse. In some touchpad models, the same can be achieved by tapping in the lower right corner of the touchpad.
4. Display of all running applications
Swipe up with three fingers to display a panel with window thumbnails running programs(Alt + Tab). You can simply swipe left or right to switch to the desired application.
5. Closing the window manager panel
This gesture is the opposite of the previous one. If you see an app switching bar on your screen, this gesture will hide it.
6. Minimization of all windows
If you have multiple windows open, swiping down with three fingers on the touchpad will minimize them and show the desktop.
7. Restoring minimized windows
The opposite action to the previous one. If you have minimized application windows to the taskbar, then this gesture will restore them to their original state.
8. Switch between open windows
Swiping left or right with three fingers allows you to cycle through multiple open windows in succession.
9. Calling the search bar
Tap with three fingers to make the panel appear in front of you Windows search 10 or Cortana virtual voice assistant (in countries where this feature is available).
10. Zoom in or out
Place two fingers on the touchpad, and then start spreading or pinching them together. This gesture allows you not only to change the display scale of images in viewers and graphic editors but also works in many browsers, allowing you to quickly resize text on a page.
As I noted above, these gestures are not supported in all configurations. But it also happens that some of them are simply disabled by the manufacturer in the touchpad driver settings. Therefore, do not be lazy to open the properties of the device ("Control Panel" → "Touch Panel") and activate the functions you need.
What are the most common touchpad gestures you use in Windows 10?
Most laptops have a touchpad that requires customization after installing a new Windows 10 operating system. Therefore, if your touchpad does not work properly, is not sensitive enough or reacts poorly to gestures, you should use this instruction.
How do I enable and disable the touchpad?
Enabling and disabling the touchpad is done through the keyboard. For this, use the keys of the row "F ...". Therefore, you need to pay attention to the buttons "F1", "F2", "F3", etc. One of the keys will be labeled special character and will be responsible for enabling and disabling the touchpad.
IMPORTANT! In the manual that comes with the laptop, there is a section on shortcut keys.
Some laptop models have more than one touchpad button. Keyboard shortcuts in this case the following: "Fn + F7", "Fn + F9", "Fn + F5", etc.
You can also enable and disable the touchpad using a special sensor located on the touchpad itself. Often, you need to double-click on this "point" for the touchpad to stop functioning.
If enabling and disabling the touchpad via key combinations does not work, then this function is disabled in the system settings. To fix this, you should do the following:
- We select "Control Panel". Open the "Mouse" section.
- Go to the tab of the touchpad "Device Settings" or "Hardware". If the touchpad is turned off, you need to select it and click on the "Enable" button.
In case the touchpad still does not work, it is worth checking the settings in the BIOSe, updating or rolling back the drivers (possibly outdated or damaged by viruses). If these manipulations also did not bring results, it is worth checking if the physical part of the touchpad is damaged. For this, the laptop should be entrusted to a specialist.
Adjusting the touchpad sensitivity on a Windows 10 laptop
In order to adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad, open the mouse properties and go to the "Click Pad" tab. Next, click on the "Options" button.
The touchpad sensitivity control panel will open. You can use the slider to adjust the sensitivity or click "Restore all settings to default."
What gestures work on the touchpad?
The touchpad, in the main, acts as a mouse. If you are not using a USB device, you can customize your touchpad as follows:
- Page scrolling. With two fingers simultaneously, you need to make gestures up and down (depending on the direction of scrolling).
- Move pages to the right and to the left - swipe in the desired direction with two fingers.
- Call context menu(analogue of the right mouse button). You need to press with two fingers at the same time.
- Calling a menu with all running programs (analogous to Alt + Tab) - swipe up with three fingers.
- Closing running programs. Same gesture as above. You just need to swipe down with three fingers.
- Minimize all windows. Swipe down with three fingers when the windows are maximized.
- Calling up the system search string, or voice assistant... You need to click with three fingers at the same time.
- To zoom in, you need to stretch your fingers from the center of the touchpad to the corners.
If all of these gestures don't work, it's worth checking the touchpad to make sure it works.
The touchpad (touchpad) is a part of the laptop that many users still reluctantly use to this day. However, if you ever use the high-precision touch panel, which is now installed on almost everything modern models- your opinion will change radically. On modern panels, you can perform a lot of all kinds of functions:
- text selection;
- calling the context menu (you do not need to press the keys);
- scrolling pages and much more - for this you need to know how to set up scrolling on the touchpad.
The only thing the user needs to know is how to set up the touchpad on a laptop with Windows 7, 8, 10 in order to make it as comfortable as possible to use it.
Changing the parameters of the sensor
If you have Windows 10 OS, then you need to do the following (for other operating systems, the changes are minor):
Important: if the panel is disabled, you can activate it by pressing the "Activate device" button. So, now you know exactly how to set up the touchpad on Windows. 
How to disable the touchpad
If you have already tried setting the touchpad to asus laptops, acer, hp, lenovo and other laptops, but still using an optical mouse is much more convenient for you - in this case, it will be advisable to disable the touchpad.
On Windows 8 and above, the sensor cannot be disabled simply by using the function keys - this is the main problem for many users. In order to resolve the issue, you need to do from 1 to 7 points of the instructions, which was given above, then click on the "Stop device" button, and then - "Apply". If you want the sensor to stop functioning only while the mouse is connected, then you need to check the box next to the line "Disconnect when connecting an external USB mouse".
We hope that all of the above recommendations will be relevant for you, and if necessary, you can easily enable / disable the touchpad without asking for advice from friends and acquaintances. 
In this article, we will consider a short instruction on adjusting the sensitivity of the touchpad of a laptop with operating system Windows 10.
Most of the touch panels are made by Synaptics, Alps, Elan and others. Although their software provides many different setting options, you can easily adjust the touchpad sensitivity regardless of the manufacturer via Windows settings 10.
Here's how to do it:
Click on the "Start" icon and select "Options". In the settings window, select "Devices".
Next, go to the "Touch panel", and then at the item "Touch panel sensitivity" in the drop-down list, select the desired setting - Low sensitivity, Medium sensitivity, High sensitivity and Highest sensitivity.
This option is useful in two ways. First, if your touchpad is very sensitive and as a result there are problems when entering text when fingers or palms accidentally touch the touchpad. Second, if your laptop's touchpad is insensitive and you need to double-tap or tap it for it to work.
In the first case, you can reduce the sensitivity of the touchpad so that it does not turn on when accidentally touched. In the second case, you can increase the sensitivity of the touchpad to make it work faster.