Having trouble with your Acer laptop’s touchpad? If the touchpad isn’t working, doesn’t respond to clicks or gestures, or disappears after a Windows update, updating or reinstalling the touchpad driver may help. In this post, we’re showing you 2 easy ways to update the touchpad driver on your Acer computer, step by step.
To update Acer touchpad drivers in Windows 11/10/8/7
Option 1: Update your drivers automatically (Recommended)
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- Download and install Driver Easy.
- Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
- Click Activate & Update next to your touchpad driver to update it, or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of ALL the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system.
- Once done, restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Option 2: Update Acer touchpad drivers manually
Acer provides drivers for its laptops and other devices through its official support website. You can download the latest touchpad driver directly from Acer. Here’s how:
- Go to Acer’s official website, click Support in the navigation.
- Click Drivers and Manuals on the left. Enter your computer model, device serial number, or SNID and hit Enter to search. Select the correct device from the results.
- Select your Windows version.
- Scroll down to look for a touchpad driver. Depending on your Acer model, it may be provided by ELAN, Synaptics, or another vendor.
If you’re not sure which touchpad driver to download, check it this way: right-click the Start button and select Device Manager. Expand Mice and other pointing devices to identify the touchpad brand.
- Download the driver package. If Acer lists a Serial I/O driver for your laptop, download it as well. Acer recommends installing the Serial I/O driver first on supported models because the touchpad may depend on it to communicate with Windows.
- Once done, open the downloaded installer to follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.
- Restart your Acer computer for the changes to take effect.
What if Acer doesn’t provide a Touchpad driver
If you can’t find a separate Touchpad driver listed, don’t worry. Depending on your laptop’s hardware and Windows version, the touchpad may use a Windows-provided Precision Touchpad driver and rely on system drivers to communicate with the hardware.
In such cases, simply download and install the Intel Serial I/O and chipset drivers. After installing these drivers, Windows should be able to detect and initialize your Acer touchpad.
Keeping your Acer touchpad driver up to date can help maintain proper touchpad functionality and compatibility with Windows. If updating or reinstalling the driver doesn’t fix the problem, check out our guide for more Acer touchpad troubleshooting steps to get your device working again.
Still having trouble with your Acer touchpad? Feel free to leave a comment below and let us know what you’re experiencing. We’ll do our best to help you find a solution.