Mouse does not respond to clicks: troubleshooting

Sometimes users are faced with a problem when the mouse does not respond to clicks. Why can this happen? How is it proposed to deal with the task? On what features and nuances of the process is recommended to pay attention? Sometimes factors that are not at all connected with input devices can influence their mouse. Users can immediately relate faulty equipment to system administrators for diagnosis. This is a logical solution, but do not rush. You can independently figure out why the mouse does not always react to clicks, and even without assistance to cope with the malfunction.

Garbage

The first and quite common cause of the phenomenon being studied can be a banal clogging of equipment. If the mouse reacts poorly to a click or does it through the times, it is recommended to check its purity.

Remove clogging only on new equipment. If the device has already worked for a while, then with problems with the mouse, you can clean the component. It is not so difficult to do this. The result will not keep you waiting-after the user removes all the dirt accumulated under the buttons, the mouse will work at full strength.

Malfunction

But this is only one version of the development of events. In fact, there are a lot of possible ways. Mouse does not respond to clicks? It is likely that the equipment is in a faulty condition. Actual for any device - and new, and already working for a while.

Defective equipment is recommended to be referred to a service center. There the masters will check the device and tell if it is subject to repair. If so, you can leave the mouse in the service center until the problem is resolved. Otherwise, you will have to completely change the input device.

Functional Testing

If a new mouse or a mouse that has already been cleaned from dirt and dust does not respond to clicks, you can independently test its performance. To do this, it is recommended to connect the device to another computer, install the hardware drivers and make sure everything works.

This method allows visits to service centers with specific claims. Also, with the help of such a check, you can often understand the sources of problems and failures. What other options are possible? What should I look for in this or that situation?

Sockets and connectors

Mouse does not respond to clicks? What to do? To begin with, do not panic. This problem is encountered by many users, often the source of trouble is a purely technical component, it does not carry any danger to the computer or the operating system.

Alternatively, the cause of problems with the mouse may be a damaged connector. The socket to which the equipment is connected is damaged, so that the contact between the machine and the manipulator is established one time.

The only solution is to connect the mouse to another socket. This is the only way to solve the problem. By the way, the connector on the device can also be damaged. In this situation it is better to purchase a new mouse. After repair, connectors are usually not available. Either after these manipulations they still break, and very quickly.

Drivers

What if the mouse does not respond to clicks or does it through time? There are many options for the development of events. It has already been said that often all problems are technical ones. But there are exceptions.

For example, the following layout is typical for gaming mice. It's all about the drivers. This software is responsible for recognizing devices in the operating system. The old version or complete absence of these applications can lead to the fact that the mouse will work through time. Either in general will be among the unknown computer hardware.

In this case, you just need to install the drivers on the computer (usually they are attached to the mouse) or update the existing ones. After that, the operating system restarts. Is there any progress? Then you do not have to worry. The mouse still does not work in full? We must look for the source of the problem further. There are still a lot of alternatives.

Touchpad

With this problem, only laptop owners face. The mouse does not always respond to clicks or does not work at all, although the cursor is there? You can try to test the touchpad. If it functions normally, it is recommended to disable this component.

The thing is that some laptops and operating system assemblies do not support simultaneous operation of the touchpad and mouse. Therefore, there is a conflict of equipment. As a result, the mouse refuses to work normally.

Once the touchpad turns off, the connected device will return to its full capacity. And you can continue to use the mouse. By the way, do not be surprised if the problem arose suddenly - from this no one is immune.

CPU

But if the mouse does not react immediately to clicks, then the problem may be different. For example, the slow response from information input / output devices is sometimes explained by the high CPU utilization.

Why is there such a phenomenon on computers? There are a lot of options. Among the most common are the following:

• A large number of functioning programs;
• Computer mismatch system requirements of the operating system;
• Viruses;
• Long operation of the equipment without shutdown or reboot;
• Lack of hard disk space for normal operation of the OS.

In any case, you need to provide the processor with unloading. It is recommended that you close many programs that are running in the background, and also reboot the machine. It is better to give her a few hours to rest. The user must then resume the attempt to connect the mouse. The problem should disappear.

Viruses

Mouse does not respond to clicks? The virus, as already mentioned, is a real cause of the problem with the equipment. Any computer "infection" can lead to this phenomenon.

How to be in this case? It is necessary to try to cure the computer. If the problem is observed on the laptop, the touchpad will save. With it, you can easily manage your computer and cursor. The anti-virus system will find and cure potentially dangerous files. If this fails, the user will be prompted to delete the document.

As a rule, when the cursor at all does not manage to manage, the computer is taken to the service center. There, the system will be quickly cured of all viruses without damaging the owner's data.

Incompatibility

If the mouse does not respond to clicks, you should pay attention to the system requirements. The thing is that all modern equipment has certain requests to the computer. Inconsistency on this makes the operation of the device impossible. Or it will function unstably.

When an incompatibility with the operating system is detected, you can solve the problem in several ways. Either the user changes the OS, or the connected equipment. The second option is most often found in practice. Particular attention is recommended to give compatibility issues to the owners of "Windows 10". With this operating system, a lot of equipment conflicts. Therefore, it is not necessary to be surprised that "Windows" does not respond to mouse clicks.

What should I do in this situation? It has already been said: either the connected equipment is changed, or the operating system is replaced. How to act? Everyone decides for himself.

Power supply

This last reason why a mouse connected to a computer does not respond. All the fault setting the power supply. The most common problem is on laptops.

It is recommended that you visit the power settings and turn off the function that allows the USB ports to be disconnected. After all, they are connected to the input-output devices of information. After that, all settings are saved, and the computer restarts.

As practice shows, after this the mouse's work is being adjusted. In fact, everything is not so difficult. It is enough to sort out all possible options. Only this way it will be 100% understood what's wrong. Hurry with the acquisition of new equipment is also not worth it. It is likely that you can do without it.

If the user doubts their abilities, you can take the computer along with the faulty equipment to the service center. There will quickly help not only diagnose, but also fix any computer problem. How to act? The final decision is always the user!