Sometimes users encounter a problem when the mouse does not respond to clicks. Why can this happen? How is it proposed to deal with the task? What features and nuances of the process are recommended to pay attention to? Sometimes factors that are not at all related to information input devices are capable of exerting their influence on the mouse. Users can immediately take faulty equipment to system administrators for diagnosis. This is a logical decision, but do not rush. You can independently figure out why the mouse does not always respond to clicks, and even cope with problems without assistance.
Garbage
The first and rather common cause of the phenomenon under study may be a banal clogging of equipment. If the mouse does not respond well to a click or does it once, it is recommended to check its cleanliness.
Clogging can be excluded only with new equipment. If the device has been working for some time, then with problems with the mouse, you can do the cleaning component. This is not so difficult to do. The result will not be long in coming - after the user removes all the dirt that has accumulated under the buttons, the mouse will work at full strength.
Malfunction
But this is only one scenario. In fact, there are a lot of possible handouts. Does the mouse not respond to clicks? It is likely that the equipment is in malfunction. Actual for any device - both new and already working for some time.
Defective equipment is recommended to be taken to a service center. There, the masters will check the device and say whether it needs repair. If so, you can leave the mouse in the service center until troubleshooting. Otherwise, you will have to completely change the input device.
Health Check
If a new or already cleared of dirt and dust mouse does not respond to clicks, you can independently check its performance. To do this, it is recommended to connect the device to another computer, install hardware drivers and make sure that everything works.
This technique allows you to make visits to service centers with specific complaints. Also, using such a check, you can often understand the sources of problems and failures. What other scenarios are possible? What should I look for in this or that case?
Sockets and connectors
Does the mouse not respond to clicks? What to do? For starters, don't panic. This problem is encountered by many users, often the source of trouble is a purely technical component, it does not pose any danger to a computer or operating system.
Alternatively, a damaged connector may cause mouse problems. The socket to which the equipment is connected is damaged, as a result of which the contact between the machine and the manipulator is established once.
There is only one way out - to connect the mouse to another socket. This is the only way to fix the problem. By the way, the connection connector on the device may also be damaged. In this situation, it is better to purchase a new mouse. After all, connectors are usually not repairable. Or, after these manipulations, they still break, and very quickly.
Drivers
What to do if the mouse does not respond to clicks or does it once in a while? There are a lot of options for the development of events. It has already been said that often all problems are precisely technical. 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 the complete absence of these applications can lead to the fact that the mice will work through time. Or in general will appear among the equipment unknown to the computer.
In this case, you just need to install the drivers on the computer (usually they are attached to the mice) or update the existing ones. After that, the operating system reboots. Is there any progress? Then you don’t have to worry. Does the mouse still not work fully? We need to look for the source of the problem further. There are still many alternatives.
Touchpad
This problem is faced only by laptop owners. The mouse does not always respond to clicks or does not work at all, although there is a cursor? You can try to check the touchpad. If it functions normally, it is recommended to disable this component.
The thing is that some laptops and builds of operating systems do not support the simultaneous operation of the touchpad and mouse. Therefore, there is a conflict of equipment. As a result of it, the mouse refuses to work normally.
As soon as the touchpad is turned off, the health of the connected device will return fully. And you can continue to use the mouse. By the way, do not be surprised if the problem arose suddenly - no one is safe from this.
CPU
But if the mouse does not immediately respond to clicks, then the problem may be different. For example, the slow response from input / output devices is sometimes due to high processor load.
Why is such a phenomenon observed on computers? There are a lot of options. Among the most common are the following:
- a large number of functioning programs;
- computer mismatch with the system requirements of the operating system;
- viruses
- long operation of the equipment without shutting down or rebooting;
- lack of hard disk space for normal operation of the OS.
In any case, the processor must be unloaded. It is recommended to close numerous programs running in the background, as well as restart the machine. Better give her a few hours to rest. Next, the user must resume the attempt to connect the mouse. The problem should disappear.
Viruses
Does the mouse not respond to clicks? The virus, as has already been said, is the wave of the real cause of a malfunctioning equipment. Any computer "infection" can lead to this phenomenon.
What to do in this case? You need to try to cure the computer. If the problem is observed on the laptop, the touchpad will save. With it, you can easily control the computer and cursor. The anti-virus system will find and cure potentially dangerous files. If this was not possible, the user will be prompted to delete the document.
As a rule, when the cursor cannot be controlled at all, the computer is taken to a service center. There, the system will be quickly cured of all viruses without causing any damage to the owner’s data.
Incompatibility
If the mouse does not respond to clicks, you should pay attention to system requirements. The thing is that all modern equipment has certain requests to the computer. Inconsistency thereof makes the operation of the device impossible. Or it will function unstably.
When 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 be given to compatibility issues for Windows 10 owners. With this operating system, a lot of equipment is in conflict. Therefore, it is not necessary to be surprised that Windows does not respond to mouse clicks.
What to do in this situation? It has already been said: either change the connected equipment, or change the operating system. How to act? Everyone decides for himself.
Power supply
This is the last reason a mouse connected to a computer does not respond. The fault is the power settings. Most often this problem occurs on laptops.
We recommend that you visit the power settings and turn off the feature that allows you to disable USB ports. After all, it is to them that information input / output devices are connected . After that, all settings are saved, and the computer restarts.
As practice shows, after that the work of the mouse is getting better. In fact, everything is not so difficult. Enough to sort through all the possible options. Only in this way will it be possible to 100% understand what is the matter. To rush with the acquisition of new equipment is also not worth it. It is likely that you can do without it.
If the user doubts his abilities, you can take the computer along with the faulty equipment to a service center. They will quickly help not only diagnose, but also fix any computer problem. How to act? The final decision is always up to the user!