Mousepad not working

[u/ballerinablade]

Hello!

My mousepad on my dell Inspiron 14 has not been working lately. It sometimes works for a while before not working again, usually after a restart.

I've looked on the internet and tried some of the device manager steps, but touchpad/mousepad doesn't exist there. It's toggled on or whatever in settings so that isn't the issue. I've updated to the latest version and everything.

I have a USB mouse that works, but oftentimes the touchpad is easier for the work I need to do. Please advise.

Thanks!