Is your laptop touchpad not working, misconfigured, lagging, behaving erratically, or not scrolling properly? You can quickly reset the touchpad to fix the issue. This works for Dell, Acer, Asus, HP, and other laptop brands, as Windows has a built-in option to reset it. In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you the steps to easily reset your touchpad in Windows 11. Let’s get started.
Steps to Reset Touchpad in Windows 11
- Use the “Windows key + I” shortcut to open Settings.
- Go to the “Bluetooth & Devices” > “Touchpad” page.
- Click the down arrow next to the “Touchpad” option.
- Click the “Reset” button to reset your laptop touchpad.
- Close the Settings window after resetting.
- Restart your laptop.
- With that, you are done resetting the laptop touchpad.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
As always, open the Settings window by pressing the “Windows key + I” shortcut. Once it opens, go to the “Bluetooth & Devices” tab on the sidebar and click the “Touchpad” option on the right page.
In the Touchpad settings page, click the little down arrow icon in the “Touchpad” section to expand it. Next, click the “Reset” button.
Once the touchpad has been reset, you will see a little checkmark before the “Reset” button. You can close the Settings window and optionally, restart your laptop.
After restarting, your touchpad is completely reset. That means, all the touchpad settings like the gestures, clicks, and drag and drop settings are reset to default. You can now reconfigure the touchpad settings to make sure it works as you want. For example, you can assign a middle-click gesture to the touchpad, change the touchpad scroll direction, configure touchpad gestures, automatically disable the touchpad when an external mouse is connected, and more.
That is all. It is that simple to reset the touchpad to its default settings on any laptop running Windows 11. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.
