If your laptop’s mouse pad, also known as the trackpad or touchpad, has started acting up, it’s not uncommon.

QUESTION: What can cause my mouse pointer in Windows to freeze at random times and then suddenly start working again? ANSWER: Erratic behavior from your mouse can be an indication of many things and ...

The touchpad is an essential component of your Windows laptop, and it can be difficult to get much done if it suddenly stops working — especially if you're not familiar with common Windows keyboard ...

We continue to cover erratic trackpad behavior from various Apple portables -- particularly 2005 PowerBook G4 models with the first new trackpads not manufactured by Synaptics. Taps not recognized In ...

The track pad, also known as a touch pad, on a laptop or notebook computer functions as a built-in pointing device. When the touch pad on your Gateway notebook computer begins to malfunction, there ...

If the Windows laptop Touchpad is locked, disabled, or stuck, or the scroll is not working, here are the definitive fixes that work for HP, Lenovo, ASUS, etc. A laptop’s touchpad not working could be ...

Many Toshiba laptops feature a touchpad that you can use to control the cursor on your Windows desktop. This increases the laptop's portability because the touchpad replaces the need to connect a ...

Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 17.3, 5000 Series, with a precision touchpad. I am experiencing the problems previously reported in your column regarding the highly sensitive touchpad. I cannot locate a ...

If you're looking for a more customized experience when using the touchpad on your Windows laptop, check out some of our ...

Internally, Apple has acknowledged a problem with its newly designed scrolling TrackPad currently shipping with its new PowerBook G4 models. Shares of Synaptics, Inc. tanked over 20% in early February ...

Acer's new Swift laptop proves you can have too much of a good thing ...