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Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN)

This is the touchpad driver Dell validates across its laptop lines, wrapping the underlying Synaptics or ELAN sensor in a package tuned to your specific model and firmware. Which component supplier is inside depends on the configuration, which is why Dell's own build removes the guesswork of picking a raw sensor driver. Reach it with the service tag printed on the chassis.

Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN) driver family: Laptop touchpad and keyboard in soft cool blue daylight on a clean white desk.
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Family profile

Documented Windows releases
Windows 10, Windows 11
Hardware category
Touchpads
Manufacturer
Dell
Related families listed
13 in this category, 19 elsewhere from Dell

Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN) at a glance

DetailWhat it means for you
Pad modelVendor clickpad, Synaptics or ELAN sensor
Where the driver comes fromDell support by service tag
Gesture handlingVendor driver tuned for the model
Special hardwareNone beyond the clickpad
Where settings liveVendor panel or Windows, by build
First thing that breaksPalm rejection on a raw sensor driver
A quick read on what this family is and what to expect from its driver package.

How to tell this is what you have

  • Underlying sensor is Synaptics or ELAN depending on configuration
  • Looked up by Dell service tag on the chassis

Worth knowing: Use the service tag lookup to get the touchpad driver validated for your model.

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Package path for Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN)

The family record names Dell support by service tag as the package source. Match the package to the exact Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN) device signals on this page and to Windows 10, Windows 11. A family name alone is not enough when the publisher separates packages by model, hardware revision, or PC configuration.

Use the service tag lookup to get the touchpad driver validated for your model.

Shared identification, preparation, installation, verification, and rollback procedures are maintained on the complete touchpads guide, rather than repeated on every family page. The citations below follow this family’s declared vendor, Windows, PC-maker, or motherboard-maker source policy.

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Other touchpads families to compare

Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN) next to the other 13 families in this category

FamilyManufacturerDocumented Windows releasesHow you recognize it
Dell Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN) (this page)DellWindows 10, Windows 11Underlying sensor is Synaptics or ELAN depending on configuration
Windows Precision Touchpad (Microsoft Standard)MicrosoftWindows 10, Windows 11Touchpad settings state the PC has a precision touchpad
Dell Precision Touchpad PackageDellWindows 10, Windows 11Enables the Windows Precision Touchpad path on supported Dell models
Lenovo ThinkPad Touchpad DriverLenovoWindows 10, Windows 11Includes the red TrackPoint pointing stick and its buttons
Lenovo IdeaPad Touchpad DriverLenovoWindows 10, Windows 11Consumer IdeaPad clickpad without a TrackPoint
HP Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN)HPWindows 10, Windows 11Sensor is Synaptics or ELAN depending on the model
HP Spectre and Envy Touchpad PackageHPWindows 10, Windows 11Premium HP lines with larger glass precision touchpads
ASUS Precision Touchpad DriverASUSWindows 10, Windows 11Supports ZenBook and VivoBook models
ASUS ROG Laptop Touchpad PackageASUSWindows 10, Windows 11ASUS ROG gaming laptop line
Acer Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN)AcerWindows 10, Windows 11Sensor is Synaptics or ELAN depending on configuration
Acer Swift Precision Touchpad PackageAcerWindows 10, Windows 11Acer Swift thin-and-light line
Microsoft Surface Touchpad DriverMicrosoft SurfaceWindows 10, Windows 11Delivered inside the Surface driver and firmware pack
ASUS ExpertBook Touchpad PackageASUSWindows 10, Windows 11ASUS ExpertBook business laptop line
Lenovo Yoga Touchpad DriverLenovoWindows 10, Windows 11Lenovo Yoga convertible line with fold-back hinge
Use this when you are not certain which family your hardware belongs to.

Microsoft

Windows Precision Touchpad (Microsoft Standard)

This is the Microsoft standard where Windows itself interprets touchpad gestures rather than a vendor control panel, giving consistent swipe and scroll behavior across laptops that support it. The settings live directly in Windows under Touchpad, but the underlying sensor still needs the correct device driver, which the laptop maker supplies. On Surface hardware that driver ships inside the Surface driver pack and updates through Windows Update.

Dell

Dell Precision Touchpad Package

This package enables the Windows Precision Touchpad path on Dell laptops that support it, so gestures are managed by Windows itself rather than a vendor control panel. It appears on newer Dell models where Dell has validated the precision experience for that chassis. Confirm your model supports it, and expect the gesture settings to live under Windows Touchpad settings once installed.

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad Touchpad Driver

ThinkPad laptops pair the touchpad with the red TrackPoint pointing stick and its physical buttons, and Lenovo packages the two together so they behave as one system. Installing a generic pad driver here can break TrackPoint scrolling or the middle-button behavior ThinkPad users rely on. Find the machine type on the underside label and take Lenovo's validated package for it.

Lenovo

Lenovo IdeaPad Touchpad Driver

IdeaPad is Lenovo's consumer laptop line, and its touchpad driver covers the clickpad found on those models without the TrackPoint hardware of the ThinkPad range. The sensor is typically Synaptics or ELAN, delivered inside Lenovo's model-specific package. Look the machine up by its machine type so the clickpad and its gestures come up correctly.

HP

HP Touchpad Driver (Synaptics or ELAN)

HP validates touchpad drivers across its laptop range, packaging the Synaptics or ELAN sensor in a build matched to each model. Depending on the machine this may be a vendor clickpad driver or the precision path, so HP's model-specific package is what sets the correct one. Identify the unit by its product name or serial number to reach the right file.

HP

HP Spectre and Envy Touchpad Package

Spectre and Envy are HP's premium consumer lines, and their touchpads are typically larger glass precision surfaces that lean on the Windows precision path. The package HP validates for these models tunes palm rejection and gesture behavior for the wider pad. Match the specific Spectre or Envy model so those refinements install rather than a generic fallback.

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Dell Function Key and QuickSet DriverKeyboardsWindows 10, Windows 11
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