Enable via Settings appChoose Touchpad from the menu in the left side pane. Locate the Scroll and zoom section. Here, make sure that the box next to Drag two fingers to scroll is checked. If the box is empty, simply click on it to enable it.
Under Devices, click Device Settings tab. Highlight Synaptics TouchPad and click on Settings button. (This applies when the touchpad driver is installed.) Expand MultiFinger Gestures, and check the box next to Two-Finger Scrolling.
Solution
- Open Start menu and go to Settings --> Devices.
- Click Mouse from the left panel. Then from the bottom of the screen click Additional mouse options.
- Click Multi-Finger --> Scrolling and tick the box next to Vertical Scroll. Click Apply --> Ok.
Solution. Verify that the scrolling feature has been activated. Hardware and Sound > Mouse > Click the tab Device Settings > Settings > Check Enable under Scrolling. The Scrolling feature should now be activated.
To scroll a window, a screen, or a list, place two fingers on the TouchPad, then swipe them from side to side or up and down. Lift your fingers to stop scrolling.
On Start , search for Device Manager, and select it from the list of results. Under Mice and other pointing devices, select your touchpad, open it, select the Driver tab, and select Update Driver. If Windows doesn't find a new driver, look for one on the device manufacturer's website and follow their instructions.
If your keyboard doesn't have Scroll Lock Key, then Click Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard. Click the On-Screen Keyboard yo turn it on. As the On-Screen Keyboard appears, Click the Scroll Lock (ScrLk) Button.
Here's how:
- On your keyboard, hold down the Fn key and press the touchpad key (or F7, F8, F9, F5, depending on the laptop brand you're using).
- Move your mouse and check if the mouse frozen on laptop issue has been fixed. If yes, then great! But if the problem persists, move on to Fix 3, below.
When your laptop's touchpad stops responding to your fingers, you've got a problem. In all likelihood, there's a key combination that will toggle the touchpad on and off. It usually involves holding down the Fn key—typically near one of the lower corners of the keyboard—while pressing another key.
If two-finger scroll is enabled but does not work, there might be problems with touchpad drivers. Drivers can become corrupted or faulty, and the device cannot function properly. Reinstall Touchpad Drivers. Roll Back Touchpad Drivers.
How to install Precision Touchpad drivers
- Unzip the downloaded drivers to a temporary directory and make a note of where they are.
- Right-click on Start.
- Choose Device Manager.
- Double-click Mice and other pointing devices.
- Right-click on Synaptics/Elan device.
- Choose Update driver.
Look for a Touchpad switch on the keyboardThe first thing to do is check for any button on your keyboard which has an icon that looks like a touchpad with a line through it. Press it and see if the cursor starts moving again. If not, check your row of function keys at the top of the keyboard.
To locate the touchpad in Device Manager, follow the steps below. Press the Windows key and type device manager, then press Enter . Under Your PC, the touchpad is listed under Mice and other pointing devices or Human Interface Devices.
You can check from the Device Manager. To open it, right-click the Start menu and select the “Device Manager” command. Expand the “Mice and other pointing options” category. Check to see whether you have a “Synaptics” or “ELAN” input device.
How to retrieve the TouchPad (or any) software from your computer's webpage:
- Open this link:
- For TouchPad, Look in Category Driver - Keyboard, Mouse, and Input Devices.
- Click on the TouchPad package and then Install the package on that page.
- After the reinstallation, Reboot / Restart your computer and log in.
To quickly access the TouchPad settings, you can put its shortcut icon in the taskbar. For that, go to Control Panel > Mouse. Go to the last tab, i.e. TouchPad or ClickPad. Here enable Static or Dynamic tray icon present under Tray Icon and click Ok to apply the changes.
Use the keyboard combination Ctrl + Tab to move to the Device Settings, TouchPad, ClickPad, or the similar option tab, and press Enter . Use your keyboard to navigate to the checkbox that allows you to enable or disable the touchpad. Press the spacebar to toggle it on or off. Tab down and select Apply, then OK.
Reinstall Touchpad driver
- Open Device Manager.
- Uninstall the touchpad driver under Mice and other pointing devices.
- Restart the computer.
- Install the latest touchpad driver from Lenovo support website (see Navigate and download drivers from support site).
- Restart the computer.
Click the Settings button to display the Properties for Synaptics Click Pad window. Expand the Scrolling item at the left navigation tree. Click One-Finger Scrolling. Select the Enable horizontal scrolling check box in the right pane.
WebElement scrollArea = driver. findElement(By. className("wrapper")); // Scroll to div's most right: ((JavascriptExecutor) driver). executeScript("arguments[0].
Move your mouse pointer away from the scroll-bar and then move the mouse wheel. Or else see if you can disable the horizontal scroll-bar. Press the middle mouse button once and then move your pointer to scroll the page vertically.
With your Keyboard and Mouse/Touchpad
- Press and hold SHIFT.
- Use the vertical scroll function on your mouse or touchpad to scroll horizontally.
To enable horizontal scrolling, we can use the CSS property overflow-x. If we assign the value scroll to the overflow-x property of the container element, the browser will hide horizontally overflowing content and make it accessible via horizontal scrolling.
