Windows 10: Can't right click using touchpad

Discus and support Can't right click using touchpad in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi, I'm having trouble with my moms PC (Acer laptop). Right clicking is not working, but left click is working fine. I went to the trackpad settings... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by BadCash, Jan 2, 2017.

  1. BadCash Win User

    Can't right click using touchpad


    Hi, I'm having trouble with my moms PC (Acer laptop). Right clicking is not working, but left click is working fine.

    I went to the trackpad settings and first checked that "Use two fingers to right click" was checked, and it was. Then I tried checking the other option called something like "Press in the lower right corner of the trackpad to right click". Here's where the fun started. Now I was ONLY able to right click. Didn't matter where on the trackpad I pressed - always gave me a right click... So had to use TAB and spacebar to disable that option again lol.

    Tried going to the real control panel (i.e. the old classic one) and checked the mouse options... didn't have anything about right clicking in there. And there is no driver-specific tab there. I remember when wetting up the computer a year ago that it was impossible to find drivers that gave a tab there. So I'm stuck with the Windows 10 settings panel.

    Anyone have any idea what's going on?

    :)
     
    BadCash, Jan 2, 2017
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  2. Touchpad Not Working after Windows 10 Update!!

    Same experience as several others. Windows 10 upgrade broke the touchpad.. pointer wouldnt select unless i hard click somewhere in the middle of the touchpad (not on the left or right side but right in the middle). Soft single click and double click stopped
    working.. Can't use touchpad to do anything.. reverting back to Windows 8.
     
    crimzonthunder, Jan 2, 2017
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  3. Turning off two finger right click (not tap) on touchpad

    I'm having a problem with my touchpad since the last Windows update and I can't find an answer to this anywhere online.

    When I click my touchpad in I want it to always register as a left click. At present when I click my touchpad if I have another finger resting on the touchpad at the time it seems to register this as a "two finger click" and treats it as a right click. It
    never used to do this and it's insanely annoying as I keep having right click menus popping up all the time. I want to turn this feature off completely and just have a click on the touchpad register as a left click (whether I have one finger on the touchpad
    at the time, two fingers, three fingers, or whatever).

    I can't seem to find a setting to change this anywhere. I see thousands of tutorials online explaining how to change TAPS on the touchpad. But almost nothing explaining how to change options for clicks on the touchpad. What I want is to be able to right
    click by doing a two finger tap on the touchpad, but to have all clicks on the touchpad register as a left click. This is how the touchpad used to work. I don't want this two finger click setting and it's really become infuriating to use the touchpad as I'm
    so used to clicking with multiple fingers resting on it.

    I'm using a laptop with Windows 10.

    Moved from Windows / Windows 10 / Windows settings
     
    banddallion, Jan 2, 2017
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  4. Can't right click using touchpad

    Welcome to the TenForums.

    Not sure what is happening but you are second to post problem in last few hours. I would try to roll back driver.

    If this works you may wish to disable Window driver updates.

    Stop Windows Updating Drivers
    Right click on Windows Start
    Click on Control Panel
    Click on System and Security
    Click on System
    Click on Advance system settings
    Click on Hardware tab
    Click on Device Installation Settings
    Click on No
    A menu appears (first time) click Never Install driver software.
    You may get a warning. Click the option that says I’ll take care of it (not exact words)

    The other thread is in the General Support section.

    Please post back in Rolling Back work.
     
    Caledon Ken, Jan 2, 2017
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  5. Bree New Member
    As @Caledon Ken says, yours is the second post with this problem in a matter of hours. The other post is here.

    In my experience a Synaptics touch pad (and most are Synaptics) can occasionally get its hardware registers in a state the driver cannot understand. Even a Restart doesn't seem to clear them. The only remedy I've found that works is to shut down the laptop, remove the battery and wait for a minute so that any residual power can drain away. Then replace the battery and start Windows normally.

    If that doesn't fix it, then work through Ken's sugestion.
     
    Bree, Apr 5, 2018
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