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Easy to Fix Windows 10 Touch Screen Not Working Issue | 5 Ways

By Michael | Last Updated

Can't operate your Windows 10 laptop or tablet conveniently because the touch screen stops working? To regain the smooth usage experience, you can try the following 5 ways to fix the Windows 10 touch screen not working issue.

Windows 10 touch screen not working

Overview:

  1. 1. Restart the Windows 10 Device
  2. 2. Reinstall the Touch Screen Driver
  3. 3. Update the Touch Screen Driver
  4. 4. Troubleshoot the Touch Screen
  5. 5. Ask Help from a Professional

Test before executing the ways below:

As BIOS and UEFI are independent of any operating system, they are good media to test your Windows 10 touch screen. To complete the test, you need to make your Windows 10 device enter the BIOS/UEFI menu and then check whether the touch screen can be used on the interface. If the touch screen is available, maybe something is wrong with the Windows system or touch screen driver and you can try the ways below to fix the issue. If it isn't, your Windows 10 device likely has the hardware problem.

1. Restart the Windows 10 Device

Restarting the device is the easiest method and can make the Windows 10 touch screen be usable sometimes. When the Windows 10 touch screen can't be used, it's suggested to apply this way firstly.

restart the Windows 10 device

Tips: To execute the next 3 ways, you need to use a mouse/keyboard/touchpad.

2. Reinstall the Touch Screen Driver

Step 1. Search Device manager in the start menu and click it.

Step 2. Choose Human Interface Devices and right-click the touch screen option. Then, select Uninstall in the context menu.

uninstall the touchscreen driver

Step 3. Restart the Windows 10 device and the system will install the driver for the touch screen automatically.

3. Update the Touch Screen Driver

To obtain the latest and suitable touch screen driver, there are 2 paths. You can go to the manufacturer website of your Windows 10 device, download the suitable touch screen driver and then install it in your device. Or you can update the driver in the Device manager directly.

update the touchscreen driver

4. Troubleshoot the Touch Screen

Step 1. In the search box on the taskbar, enter Troubleshooting and run it.

Step 2. In the open Troubleshooting window, choose Hardware and Sound.

click the Hardware and Sound option

Step 3. Select Hardware and Devices.

choose the Hardware and Devices option

Step 4. Follow the instruction in the Hardware and Devices wizard to run the troubleshooting operation. If there are problems with the touch screen, the troubleshooters will repair it for you.

fix the touchscreen in troubleshooter

5. Ask Help from a Professional

This way can help you fix the touch screen with the least effort and save your time mostly, but you may need to pay for it.

If the ways above don't work on solving "the Windows 10 touch screen not working" problem, it's time to send your Windows 10 device to the repair center and ask for help from a professional.

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