As a smart touchpad driver, ASUS smart gesture has the ability to identify palm and finger contact by the user. Different gestures by you on your touchpad can in turn trigger different actions on your system. For instance, you can move pages by sliding two fingers and switch programs by sliding three fingers. Thanks to this feature, you can enjoy the feel of a notebook on your laptop and complete actions without using the mouse.

However, sometimes ASUS smart gesture doesn’t work as expected. Either ASUS smart gesture doesn’t run at all or the gestures don’t get registered in the expected way.

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In this post, we will look at this issue in detail and discuss the ways to solve it.

Solution 1 – Check if the Touchpad is Disabled or Locked

The first thing you must do is make sure the feature is not disabled on your system. In most ASUS laptops, you can enable or disable the touchpad keyboard using the F9 key. If that doesn’t work, try Fn + F9 keys.

Many Windows users have complained of this feature getting automatically disabled after a Windows 10 update. In this case, you can try to enable the feature by following the steps set out below:

• Press Windows key + S key together to launch Settings
• Click Devices
• Select Mouse (in the left pane) and then click on Additional mouse options
• Go to ELAN input device and then enable the device

Reboot Windows and check if the issue is solved.

Solution 2 – Repair ASUS Smart Gesture

Windows checks each and every installation file for errors when you run a software repair. It also checks group policies and corrects any errors it finds, and the same goes for the registry set with the software.

Here are the steps to follow to repair ASUS Smart Gesture:

• Press Windows key + R key to launch the run dialog box
• Type appwiz.cpl and then press the Enter key
• You will see all installed programs here. Browse through the list till you locate ASUS Smart Gesture
• Right-click it and then choose Repair

The repair process usually takes some time to finish, so be patient. Once it is finished, reboot windows and see if things are back to normal.

Solution 3 – Update the Touchpad Driver

An outdated driver can result in the ASUS Smart Gesture not working as expected. Therefore, we recommend you download and install the latest touchpad drivers. You can download the driver manually or automatically. The latter is a much easier, not to mention faster and simpler, but we have listed both methods for your convenience.

Download ASUS Smart Gesture Touchpad Driver Manually

Go to the ASUS website and locate the latest driver for your touchpad. Next, download it and save the installer file in a suitable location. Finally, double-click it to launch the installation process and follow onscreen prompts (if any). Now check if the issue is resolved.

Download ASUS Smart Gesture Touchpad Driver Automatically

A simpler alternative is to use a driver update tool to automatically download the latest touchpad drivers.

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

Start Download

 

Solution 4 – Roll Back Driver

At times a newer version of Windows is not compatible with software or drivers present currently on your computer. So if you are receiving this error after you have upgraded to Windows 10 and the manufacturer has not released a new update, rolling back to a driver of previous version is worth a try.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Press Windows key + R key to launch the run dialog box
• Type dvmgmt.msc and then press the OK button
• In the Device Manager window expand Mouse and other pointing devices. Now right-click ASUS touchpad and click Properties
• Click the Driver tab
• Click Roll Back Driver

Windows will now roll back to the previous driver version. Reboot Windows and check if the problem is resolved.

Solution 5 – Reset ASUS Setting to Default

In case none of these methods worked, try to reset computer settings to default. Also, it is possible that you might have incorrectly edited the settings while customising options. When you reset the settings, you lose all the preferences that you have set, and you will have to reset them once again from scratch.

Here are the steps to follow reset ASUS setting to default:

• Press Windows key + R key to launch the run dialog box
• Type control and press Enter
• Now choose Large icons

• Double-click ASUS Smart Gesture

• Finally click Set all to Default option in the ASUS Smart Gesture Settings window

Now reboot Windows and check if the issue is fixed.

Solution 6 – Reinstall ASUS Smart Gesture

In case none of the above-mentioned steps worked, as a last-ditch attempt uninstall the touch module and reinstall it.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Press Windows key + R key to launch the run dialog box
• Type appwiz.cpl
• You will see all the applications installed on your system in this window. Right-click ASUS Smart Gesture and then select Uninstall
• Now go to the official ASUS website and download the software and save it in an appropriate location
• Now run the installer and follow onscreen prompts

Restart Windows and check if the issue is resolved.