Thank you for all of your suggestions. However, I was able to solve this issue. I first uninstalled the Elan driver via Programs and features. I then let Windows Update download and install the same...

Today I made the Windows 10 (Home) update to my Samsung Series 9 laptop (under 2yo) having uninstalled Avast! and making sure everything was up-to-date. I had to force the update as I noticed the...