
This will take you to a window that automatically searches for the latest driver software. Right-click the Acer touchpad and click ‘Update Driver Software’.Under ‘Mice and Other Pointing Devices’, you should notice your Acer touchpad. In your Device Manager, you will see a long list of devices that are hooked up to your device.On Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, you can find the search bar by pressing the Start button. On Windows 10, the search bar can be found by pressing the Cortana button. Enter ‘ Device Manager’ into the search function of the Windows taskbar.You can use Device Manager to manage drivers and update faulty drivers. Method 4: Updating Through Device Managerĭevice Manager is a default app in Windows that allows you to control hardware that is within your computer or connected to.

By pressing the ‘Driver’ drop-down menu, you will be presented with drivers, including a touchpad driver for Windows 7 and up.

Click that link and follow the on-screen instructions, and your model number will be detected. At the bottom of the screen, you will see green text that reads ‘auto-detect my device information’. If you still don’t know this information, you can use the auto-detect feature. If you do not know your serial number, you can also choose the category, series, and model of your device. This will then take you to a page with appropriate drivers.

You will need a USB or Bluetooth mouse in order to make these changes as your touchpad will not be working, or responding reliably.

To solve the problem with the software, try the following.
