Windows 10: Windows 11, Dell G15 5525, touchpad is not working. No touchpad driver is installed

I've been having this issue on and off, usually fixable by reinstalling the touchpad driver in the device manager. The touchpad driver however does not exist anymore, and therefore I can't reinstall it. I tried going to dell support to search for drivers, but there are no existing touchpad drivers available that are compatible with my windows version, for some reason. When I go to the Drivers & Downloads section of the dell support page, and try to search for "mouse, keyboard, and input drivers," that category does not exist.

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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

 

Touchpad gestures not working after installing windows 11 on Dell vostro 3401

After installing Win 11 touchpad gestures not working on my Dell Vostro 3401. I can't find the driver installed. Dell call centre suggests that I should go back to windows 10, but that option is not available. Can someone please help me to locate and install requisite driver for touchpad. TIA

 

I want to disable touchpad on Dell laptop


These 7 steps allowed me to disable my touchpad (Dell laptop, Windows 10):

1. Win Start button
2. Type in "device manager"
3. Select Device Manager to open it
4. Click down arrow to left of "Mice and other..." to expand
5. Right click Dell Touchpad
6. Disable device
7. Yes