Why doesn't my laptop mouse work?
Many people are familiar with this unpleasant situation: you turn on the laptop, but the mouse does not work. Why does this happen? There may be several reasons: mechanical failure, operating system problems, driver problems, static electricity. We will consider each case in this article. The mouse does not work due to static electricity
Quite often, static electricity prevents the mouse from working.
To correct the situation, you need to do the following:
- turn off the laptop completely
- unplug it from the outlet
- remove the battery
- press and hold for 30 seconds. laptop power button
- insert the laptop battery into place, then turn it on
Also, due to static electricity, the USB port can burn out, so you should always check that the connector is working properly.
The mouse does not work due to problems with the operating system
You can assume problems with the OS and drivers when the USB connector is in order, the LED of the mouse lights up, but it does not work.
In this case, first you just need regroup ноутбук. If there were no serious errors in the operating system, the mouse will work.
The mouse does not work due to driver problems
If rebooting does not fix the situation, then you need to check the drivers using the “device manager”. The field displays the name of the device - the driver is ok. A yellow triangle and an exclamation mark appear – there is a problem with the driver. You can update the drivers from the disk or download from the Internet.
The mouse does not work due to mechanical failures
The mouse's electronics may burn out. Check this by connecting it to another laptop.
It may also not work due to a wire break where it exits the housing. This happens if you use the mouse often.
If the mouse is wireless, its battery may run out.
Buttons most often stop working because the microphone breaks off. This is a small button, with the help of which a signal is transmitted when the mouse buttons are pressed. The only way out in this situation is to buy a new mouse.
The reason for poor performance of an optical mouse may be a poor-quality mouse pad. You need to experiment with different surfaces and choose the appropriate option.
Sometimes mouse parts fail due to viruses. In this case, it is necessary to update the anti-virus database, scan the entire system, for example, using healing utility Dr.Web CureIt, and configure your antivirus program to update daily (or better yet, hourly).
If the mouse does not work in an application or game, you should simply edit the game settings. It's never too late to replace a computer mouse, because it's easy to order it online or buy it at any computer market. Before purchasing a new one, try all the methods outlined above.
