How to Tell If Your Computer Mouse Is Dying

Have you ever experienced your mouse or trackpad not working on your Windows 10 computer? It can be frustrating not being able to move your cursor on the screen. However, this is a common problem and can be fixed easily.

To fix this problem, the first thing you need to do is navigate to your device manager on your Windows 10 computer. You can open the device manager by pressing the start button and searching for “device manager” or by pressing the Windows plus X key together on your keyboard and selecting the device manager option.

Once you have opened the device manager, navigate to “mice and other pointing devices” and select the mouse driver. It may be hid compliant mouse or any other mouse driver you have installed. Once you have selected the mouse driver, press enter on your keyboard to open the driver properties.

Next, press the tab key on your keyboard to navigate through the top menu and highlight the “update driver” option. Press enter on your keyboard and select the “search automatically for drivers” option using the up and down arrow key. Make sure you are connected to the internet as it will update the driver if there is any update available.

If there is no update available, press the tab key to highlight the “uninstall device” option and hit enter on your keyboard. This will remove the mouse driver from your Windows 10 computer. Press alt key on your screen to highlight the top menu of the device manager and press the right arrow key to highlight the “action” tab. Select “scan for hardware changes” using the up and down arrow key and hit enter. This will reinstall the mouse driver.

If this doesn’t work, repeat the same process but select “uninstall device” to remove the mouse driver and restart your Windows 10 computer. After restarting, your mouse will work fine without any problem.

In conclusion, if you ever experience your mouse or trackpad not working on your Windows 10 computer, don’t panic. Just follow the steps above to fix the problem and get back to using your computer without any issues.