Before following the solutions, you should make sure that your left-click is selected as the primary mouse button. If it is and you cannot use the left-click normally, only then proceed with the solutions listed below. Otherwise change it to left and see if the problem gets fixed.
Solution 1: Disabling your Antivirus Software
There are some cases where your antivirus software on your computer conflicts with some modules in your computer which may be blocking some important functionalities which are needed for efficient running. You can check our article on How to Disable your Antivirus. We have listed the ways on how to disable the software by covering as much products as we can. One particular antivirus known as Norton 360 was highlighted to cause problems. Nevertheless, you should try disabling all your antivirus software. After disabling your Antivirus, restart your computer and see if this made any difference. If it didn’t, feel free to enable the antivirus software back on.
Solution 2: Checking for Corrupt Files and Registering
This error might be generated because of bad configurations present on your computer. Because of these errors, your left click might now be working as expected. We can try running the SFC scan and check if there are any integrity violations. If there are, we can run the DISM command to fix them.
If both your left-click still isn’t working after executing both commands, we can try re-registering in the same PowerShell window. Close all other windows before proceeding. Also make sure that you are logged in as an administrator.
Solution 3: Disabling Track Point
Depending on your activities, Track Point Mouse button could be very useful for you. It is a button embedded at the bottom of your keyboard which you can move around to imitate moving a real mouse. It is used when you are not using a USB wired mouse but also doesn’t want to use your laptop’s default trackpad to perform your activities. However, despite its advantages, there are numerous cases where track point causes some issues with clicks and tabs not working. We can try disabling the track point and see if this makes any difference in our case.
Solution 4: Restarting Windows Explorer
A simple and one of the easiest workaround is to restart the Windows Explorer using the task manager. This will reset all current configurations of the process and reset it. This solution is particularly targeted for people who are unable to use the left-click button when they are accessing Windows Explorer.
Solution 5: Changing Touchpad Sensitivity
There also an option to change the touchpad sensitivity on your laptop. This determines how fast the touchpad would move or the sensitivity of your clicks. This also determines the touchpad delay your computer performs when it registers an action by the user. By default, the touchpad sensitivity is set to medium or low. We can change this sensitivity and check if this solves the problem for us. This solution is particularly targeted for people who use “w, a, s, d” for gaming and click the left button to fire or perform any action.
You can also check our article on right click not working.
Solution 6: Checking by plugging another Mouse
If the left-click of your Mouse is not working even after performing all the steps mentioned above, it is possible that there is a hardware fault on your device. Mice are used all the time and it is not new to know that one might stop working. To make sure that the problem is related to hardware, you may try plugging in another mouse and see if it works. If it does, it means that there is a hardware fault present and you may need to replace your mouse. Also, try changing the USB port where you are plugging in your device. There are often some ports which do not support the mouse. Note: Before being absolutely sure that this is a hardware problem, make sure that you reinstall the mouse drivers or update them to the latest build. To reset the mouse drivers, press Windows + R, type “devmgmt.msc” in the dialogue box and press Enter. Locate your device, right-click it and select Uninstall. Now restart your computer. The default mouse drivers will be installed on the next startup. You can also update the drivers by right-clicking the device and select “Update Drivers”. You can either update them automatically or manually by choosing the location of the driver you downloaded from the manufacturer’s website.
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