Windows 10: My Elan Clickpad left-click does not release after use

If I left-click on my touchpad I have a HP Pavilion - 15-cs3001ne the pad does not release after using it eg. to click and drag, scroll, etc. It stays down until I right click. This previously happened but was fixed when I updated the driver to 21.2.28.7. The problem seems to have started again after I updated to Windows 11 Home. At first it happened when playing internet jigsaw puzzles it would not release the piece, then spider solitaire it would not release the card, and now with everything else including this browser Chrome, file manager, etc. I have checked for driver updates, u

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Cannot disable ELAN clickpad on Windows 10

I've followed most of the advice on many websites, including this one, and there seems to be no way to disable the Elan Clickpad device on my recent HP laptop running Windows 10 Home, including using the Registry. Can anyone help me further?

Details:

Today the builtin touchpad started functioning again and I can't remember how I disabled it when I first bought this laptop. I use a USB external mouse that works much better. When this touchpad is enabled, I accidentally touch it while typing and chaos
ensues.

(Previous thread Cannot disable ELAN clickpad on Windows 10 after Anniversary update did not help.)

 

Cannot disable ELAN clickpad on Windows 10

The first link should be the key, since it comes from HP, the maker of my laptop.

But it doesn't work, because the rightmost tab of the Mouse Properties dialog box, which should be for the touchpad, has been replaced by the tab for the Logitech Mouse that I use to replace the touchpad.

I've also searched the Registry, and found the control set for the Elan Clickpad device. But there is no key or value to disable it!

The Device Manager has NO options to disable the touchpad, only an option to remove the device. When I select this option and restart the computer, somehow the touchpad device is reinstalled automatically. This has been reported on the Web, with no solutions
posted.

Also, I found an ELAN Service listed. I stopped this Automatic service and set it to Disabled. That had no effect, even though it remains stopped and disabled.

There is no taskbar icon for the touchpad.

There is no Control Panel icon for the touchpad.

Please do not give up but try again. There must be a solution. A clue is that the touchpad was disabled until today, when it suddenly started working again, I assume due to Microsoft's automagicallywonderful Windows Update feature, which runs sometimes in
the early hours of the morning when I'm asleep.

 

Elan touch pad

Hi William,

To disable tap-to-click function, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• Go to Mouse Settings.
• Under Related Settings, select Additional Mouse Options.Click on the
  ELAN tab.
• Click the Options button.
• The first option should be Tapping.
• Uncheck Enabled.

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and provide us your feedback.