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Jump to Navigation. Search form Search. Infopackets Ready Sally G. I'll explain more about that below - note that these methods work for Windows 7, 8 and 10 : How to Fix: Touchpad Scroll Not Working in Windows 7, 8 and 10 First, make sure that your touchpad is enabled.
If you can move the mouse with the touchpad, then it is enabled. If it is not enabled, you will need to plug in a USB mouse, wait for that to become active, then enable the touchpad using Windows settings. The Mouse Properties window will open; click the tab that lists your touchpad for example: Synaptics Touchpad. A great many people are troubled by the touchpad scroll not working issue. What causes the problem? How to fix the touchpad scroll not working Windows 10? In addition, the outdated or corrupted touchpad driver, mouse pointer settings, and third-party touchpad app can trigger the problem.
Fortunately, we explore several effective methods to fix it. What is Ultimate power plan? How to enable Ultimate performance Windows 10? If you are also trying to figure them out, you can get the answers from this post. The first and most important thing you should do is to check if your touchpad scroll is enabled. To do so, you need to connect an external mouse to your PC and follow the steps below to enable it. Step 1. Open your Control Panel from the Start menu.
Step 2. Change the View by type to Category and select Hardware and Sound. Step 3. It is possible that the driver of the mouse is not updated; here is what you can do about it. Follow the steps below: Step 1: Just along with the windows logo, you will find the search bar. It will bring a list of all the hardware and devices connected to your desktop. Once the driver is updated, restart your PC. Virus and malware not only affect your desktop but can also affect the functioning of your mouse.
This can be explained further as when the low-resolution wheels scroll up and down, the mouse driver sends a magnitude of each for the wheel up and wheel down. According to official documentation, a scrolling value of or indicates a single line of scrolling. Therefore, if your application happens to receive less than a full line, it should either scroll a part of a line which is usually followed by applications like MS-Office or else save up the value until a total value of is reached which is usually accomplished by applications like Notepad.
This results in scroll speed being the same but smoother. During restart, your mouse driver will automatically be reinstalled. Click Device Manager. Right-click on mouse entry and choose " uninstall ". Restart your computer. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.
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