Solved Need to restart touchpad using just keyboard.

[GARoss]

Hi everyone. I made a mistake on a Toshiba laptop. I turned off the touchpad in Device Settings. Now the touchpad is dead & I don't have a mouse to navigate with. I need to restart the touchpad without the use of any mouse. Is there a way to navigate in Mouse Properties to Device Settings to restart the touchpad?

 

[oscer1]

hi well you could use the tab and arrow keys and the enter button to navigate to device manager.

 

[GARoss]

hi well you could use the tab and arrow keys and the enter button to navigate to device manager.

Cannot change mouse settings from device manager.

I can get to Mouse Properties but cannot navigate to Device Settings where I can turn mouse back on. Can this be done with some combo of keyboard & arrows?

 

[oscer1]

yes it can be done using the shift key and F10 key to use it as a right click.

 

[oscer1]

on some toshiba laptops you can use the FN + F9 to enable disable the touchpad but need to know your model of laptop.

 

[ComputerGeek]

You can try a System Restore http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html. Or also be able to connect a USB mouse and change device settings

 

[GARoss]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was able to open Mouse Properties & navigate to Device Settings by using Shift + Tab & arrow keys to check Touchpad back on & Save before exiting. This solved my issue.

 

[oscer1]

That's good to hear