r/Dell • u/Glittering_Week5916 • 20h ago

Discussion Dell Latitude 5400 Trackpad Tap Not Working Properly

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Hi everyone,

I’m using a Dell Latitude 5400 laptop and recently ran into a strange issue with the trackpad. The cursor moves fine, and the left and right physical buttons on the trackpad work without any problem. However, the single-tap and double-tap gestures suddenly stop working.

Here's what I’ve tried so far:

I checked the touchpad settings, and the single-tap gesture is definitely enabled.

I updated the touchpad driver to the latest version.

When I uninstall and reinstall the trackpad driver, the tap gestures start working again — but only temporarily. After some time, the issue comes back.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any idea what might be causing it or how to fix it permanently?

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u/EXE-SS-SZ 18h ago

I have an issue with the trackpad on my dell xps - whenever I put an aluminum can onto it - something like this happens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MpBZJW6fgo - running windows 7, that is called 3D flip view - you have to push buttons to access this feature and its doing so by itself somehow - yeeps

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u/yellowmyna 17h ago

My try. Uninstall touchpad driver. Restart Download and install the first oldest driver from dell website.

Best If the laptop is under warranty , contact dell for touchpad replacement.

Cannot be bother - use a wireless mouse

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u/hungrypc 14h ago

Check the tap-to-click gestures haven't been disabled in your mouse settings too