Touchpad two-finger scrolling not working

Although two-finger scrolling is a standard setting on Mac devices, you can also enable it on Windows computers using software like Synaptics Touchpad Driver. This function allows you to access advanced gestures and features, such as zooming in and switching tabs. However, you might find yourself in a situation where two-finger scrolling isn't working, and we'll walk you through how to fix it.

Why two-finger scrolls might not work

If you're using a Windows device, it's likely that your trackpad's two-finger scrolling feature is disabled by default. If you recently had an operating system update, it may have been reset as well. Another possibility is that your touchpad driver is outdated or missing or conflicting.

Solutions:

1. Check if two-finger scrolling is enabled

2. Update Touchpad Drivers

3. Hard Reset Drivers

4. Power to your scroll

5. Update your system

Solution 1: Check if two-finger scrolling is enabled

You might find that two-finger scrolling doesn't work because your operating system has it disabled by default. Here's how you can check.

Step1: Open “Mouse Settings”

Head to the search icon in your taskbar and insert “mouse”. At the very top you should see the text '

Mouse Settings

' which you will need to open.

Step2: Go to advanced options< /p>

When the settings window opens, look in the pane on the right edge of the screen. One of the options is "

Additional mouse options

". You will need to access this page.

Step3: Open Device Settings

A new window will appear listing several tabs with features. Head to the last tab which says '

Device Settings

', then click the button that says '

Settings

'.

Step 4: Check Scroll Options

You will now be in the Synaptics TouchPad driver settings for your device. There are three tabs available, one of which is

Multi-Finger

. You can disable and enable two-finger scrolling here.

Solution 2: Update Touchpad Drivers

If you find that your driver is corrupted, you may need to update or reinstall the

synaptics touchpad driver

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. To update the drivers including the TouchPad device, you can do it in several ways.

Step1: Open Device Manager

First, right-click on the Start menu and select Device Manager. You can also use the search bar as an alternative way.

Step 2: Find the Synaptics touchpad device

Once the device manager opens, you will need to find your touchpad. Head to “Mice and other pointing devices” and open the arrow. Among the selection, you will see your Synaptics touchpad driver listed. If not, we recommend that you download and install it.

Step3: Update Driver

The Synaptics TouchPad driver can be updated here in Device Manager. You just need to right-click on no and select "

Update Driver

".

If the update fails or says you have the latest version, a reinstallation is required. and you may need

download synaptics touchpad driver

to fix it.

Solution 3: Hard Reset Drivers

Hard resetting your laptop should be a last resort. What happens is that the device reloads all the software and driver instructions for your operating system from scratch. This may fix the issue for you, allowing you to manually fix the two-finger scroll not working issue.

First, turn off your laptop. Disconnect the cable and completely remove the battery. You'll want to hold down the power key for 15 seconds before putting the battery and power cable back. Let Windows start normally and check for updates.

Solution 4: Optimize your scrolling

Touchpad scrolling has come a long way since the first laptop was designed, and we're going to see a lot more features of it in the time to come. We hope this article showed you how to fix two finger scroll not working with Synaptics touchpad driver or via hard reset.

Solution 5: Update your system

If none of the above answers work, you can also check if your system has an update. If there is an update package, try

update your windows

. After all, Windows automatic updates will not only update your system for bugs, but also update some drivers.

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