Windows 10: I accidently deleted my touchpad programs in device manager, how do I recover it?

The touchpad programs in device manager was grey and my touchpad wasn't working. So I was going to delete it and then reinstall it to try get it to work. However, after I pressed the red X and deleted it, I can't figure out how to reinstall it

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Deleted Elan touchpad from Device Manager


Hey guys,

I updated to windows 10 and when i am gaming i prefer to put my touchpad(from Elan) OFF but i couldnt it kept making me move in different positions in the game when i accidently made contact with it . The shortcutkey of disable/enable didnt work since i updated to windows 10 apparently it was a drivers problem so i went to Device Manager and clicked on the touchpad everything was greyed out so i deleted it from my device manager. I restarted my laptop and the touchpad didnt work which is good but i also want to use it sometimes just for the fun of it.

Later when i went to the new touchpad driver from Elan i downloaded it and tried to install it and it said i need to go to configuration screen -> programs and delete it from there. I didnt knew this... did i do something wrong now? i am about to delete that old Elan driver program from programs right now but i fear that i shouldnt have deleted the touchpad in the device manager...

Old program from Programs- I cant delete, a pop up shows up that says i am about to delete it but it wont... gonna restart laptop.





Edit: When i try to delete it doesnt do anything... is it because i deleted my touchpad from Device Manager and thats why it cant be removed or something? or did i actually did the right thing?


UPDATE: After restarting my touchpad worked again so i assume it appears back automatically into the device manager. I could finally delete my old elan touchpad software now from Programs, i will need to restart but i cant be asked now since i restarted 2 times already. 2morow i will see if i can enable/disable my touchpad.

cheers

 

touchpad on ASUS F555U not recognised in Device manager.

Hi,

To resolve the issue, we suggest that you try installing the touchpad drivers in compatibility mode.

After you have downloaded the latest version of touchpad drivers, please follow these steps:

• Right-click on the driver installation file and select Properties. Then, click on the
  Compatibility tab.
• Check the box next to Run this program in compatibility mode.
  
• Click the drop down arrow and select a previous operating system. Then, click on
  OK.
• Install the driver.

Let us know how it goes.

 

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