Touchpad left click doing left click function randomly

xboxhaxorz · 31 Oct 2019

This just started recently on a 5 yr old Asus laptop, the touchpad is a single flat part with no buttons

I restarted the pc and it was normal but then it just happened again, if i click the left button it does the right button function, right now if i simply tap the touchpad lightly without clicking i am able to get it to work fine

Im not really used to tapping it, i do press it, well just now as im typing i decided to press it and its working fine again, but i was looking for a way to prevent it from happening again

dalchina · 31 Oct 2019

Hi, if you investigate your touchpad settings you will probably find many ways of configuring it - threre are many different manufacturers and variants of the GUI for touchpads.

Assuming your touchpad is not physically defective, you might find adjusting a setting helpful. This may take time to explore if not familiar.

Part of mine for example:

Touchpad left click doing left click function randomly-1.png

You can swap left and right buttons - there is an option- (compare with a standard mouse to check what's happening if unsure).

You might want to define the region of your touchpad used for a given function more appropriately.