Fix This: Touchpad Freezes on Windows 8.1

Upgrading from Windows 8 or any kind of previous version of Windows to Windows 8.1 can be a very good thing as you can have access to all kinds of useful apps but as always you might have some incompatibilities and errors in the process, if your laptops touchpad freezes after the upgrade to Windows 8.1 then this is the tutorial you should read.

The touchpad could freeze in Windows 8.1 because you might not have the necessary driver installed to work properly on Windows 8.1 or maybe that a driver compatible with Windows 8.1 for your touchpad is not yet available on the market. Nevertheless we will see a few rows below a few tips on what we can do to fix the touchpad if it freezes during your use of the operating system.

How to fix touchpad if it freezes in Windows 8.1

First option we have is to run the Windows 8.1 troubleshooter:

1. Press and hold on the keyboard the buttons “Windows” and “X”.
2. Click(left click) on “Control Panel”.
3. Click(left click) on “View By” in the upper right corner of the window and then click(left click) on “Large Icons”.
4. Click(left click) on “troubleshooting”.
5. Click(left click) on “View all” icon on the left of the window.
6. Now you only need to run the “Hardware and devices” troubleshooter and Windows 8.1 will find and fix any issues regarding your laptops devices.
7. Reboot the Windows 8.1 PC and see if the touchpad works now.

Second option is to check for a driver compatible with Windows 8.1:

For this you will need to access the manufacturer’s website and look for a touchpad driver that is compatible with your Windows 8.1 system. Install the driver if you find it and reboot the Windows 8.1 device.

Third option:

1. Download any previous driver you had for your touchpad for Windows 7 device or look in the laptop’s CD for it and install it.
2. Next thing we will do is run a compatibility mode and set it as a Windows 7 driver.
3. Click(right click) the drivers installation file and select from there “Properties” feature.
4. In the “Properties” window click(left click) on the “Compatibility” tab presented in the upper side of the window.
5. You will need to place a check mark in the “Run this program in compatibility mode” feature.
6. Click(left click) on the dropdown menu under “Run this program in compatibility mode” and click(left click) on Windows 7 or whichever Operating system you have the driver for.
7. Click(left click) on “OK” in the lower side of the window.
8. Now run the executable file of the driver and install it as you normally would.
9. Reboot the Windows 8.1 PC.
10. See if the touchpad freezes after the reboot.

Above are the three options you have to take in order to fix your touchpad freezing issue on Windows 8.1, if we find out anything else on this subject we will let you know as soon as possible. Also for any thoughts on this issue please write us below in the comments section of the page.