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Once you download the package, use the manufacturer's instructions to complete the installation. If you can't find the instructions, launch the installer, and the wizard will automatically remove the old driver and replace it with the new version. In case you don't want to install another piece of software, you should be able to download the latest graphics driver directly from the manufacturer's support website. While you can manually update a component using this method, you would typically use these steps to update the controllers for older hardware, for example, an old printer. Device drivers are designed to communicate between an OS and a device. These drivers are typically created by the same company that manufactured the device. However, when a device driver is are created by a third party, it is designed according to a published hardware standard.
The issue occurs when multi-select IS turned on. Multi-select is a universal touchpad feature on laptops (so you can multi-select even without a mouse), it's just that it works different on my current laptop. Reinstall the Precision Touchpad software and/or applicable drivers. Hit the “Search automatically for the updated driver software” option. With Precision Touchpad, the raw touchpad input is exposed to Windows itself, allowing the operating system to choose how it handles the complex multi-finger inputs. The gestures, the disambiguation of taps and swipes—these are all now performed by Windows, not a third-party driver. One of Apple's traditional strengths with its computers has been its touchpads.
There are several ways to access Device Manager in Windows 10. Perhaps the easiest approach is to simply type "device manager" in the search box along the bottom of the Taskbar. DiskGenius supports to clone larger hard drive to smaller disk, and yet you need to prepare a hard drive whose capacity shouldn't be smaller than the used space of source disk.
Here, you will find all the settings related to Touchpad like Touchpad sensitivity, gestures and more. If you had disabled Touchpad on Windows 11 for whatever reasons and have now changed your mind, you can enable it back in a few simple steps. Launch the start menu by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard. Press the Windows + I key combination and navigate to the Reset PC option in the settings PC to reset your PC. Once done, a troubleshooting window will pop up. Hit Next on the active window, and it will start scanning your PC for any hardware issues. Launch the start menu by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and type in CMD.
Part of the Windows 10 upgrade process involves moving to 8.1, so that’s technically the last OS installed on the system. If you want Windows 8 proper, you’ll have to use the instructions above, and even then, only if you have the original installation media and turn off updates. Our guide to installing Windows 7 has all links, detailed instructions, and a few caveats about using older operating systems that may help you troubleshoot esoteric issues. While it may be starting to show its age, Windows 7 is still of occasional utility among power users looking to replicate or fix old software — or people who are just stuck in their ways. Windows 7 can’t upgrade, install, or keep files when installed on a system already running Windows 10, so a fresh install is the only way to achieve such a goal.
