Here are the specific steps to roll back driver on Windows 10. Press Win + X button to open the Start menu and choose Device Manager from the menu. Right click on the driver that you would like to restore and choose Properties. On the Properties menu, choose Driver and press the Roll Back Driver button. After the previously installed driver has been restored, Windows may prompt you to restart the computer, tap Yes. I got very same problem, tap driver can't installed. But not only using openVPN, other program like barracuda and etc had the same problem. Maybe some of you, understand about driver installation policy on Windows 10? Or something application blocking the installation.
- Step 1: Press Windows+Pause Break to open System in Control Panel, and click Advanced system settings. Step 2: Select Hardware and tap Device Installation Settings to move on. Step 3: Choose No, let me choose what to do, deselect or select Always install the best driver software from Windows Update, Never install driver software from Windows Update and Automatically get the device app and info provided by your device manufacturer, and then hit Save Changes.
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Windows 10 supports various touchpad (trackpad) gestures. Apart from the typical slide to scroll and pinch to zoom gestures, you can use gestures like a two-finger scroll, swiping three-fingers away from you to show open windows, and swiping three fingers towards yourself will show desktop. Sadly, some Windows 10 users cannot take the benefit of these gestures as they do not work on their PC. If you are going through the same issue of touchpad or trackpad gestures not working, here are some working solutions to fix the problem.
In the Device Manager window, double-click Network adapters to expand it. Right-click TAP-Windows Adapter V9, and select Properties. If you cannot find TAP-Windows Adapter V9 under Network adapter, from the top menu bar, click View Show hidden devices. On the Driver tab, click Uninstall.
The solutions range from being as easy as changing mouse pointer to updating drivers. Try all the solutions on your HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Dell, etc., laptops, and see which one works for you. After completing each solution, restart your computer. While you try the following solutions, try to keep a wireless mouse handy.
Let’s jump to the solutions right away.
1. Restart PC
If the touchpad gestures are not working suddenly, the first thing that you should do is restart your computer. Sometimes, a simple fix like that does wonders.
2. Clean the Touchpad
Next, clean the touchpad of your laptop. Sometimes, due to greasy fingers and sweat, the grime starts accumulating on the touchpad. Cleaning the touchpad with a clean cloth will help you in taking control of your touchpad gestures.
3. Enable Touchpad
Some Windows computers let you disable the touchpad. You might have accidentally disabled the touchpad, and that’s why it might not be working.
To enable the touchpad, go to Settings on your computer, followed by Devices.
Click on Touchpad from the left sidebar. You will see the toggle under Touchpad. Turn it on. If it’s already on, turn it off and on. Restart computer. Scroll down on the same page, and you will find many gestures. Enable them as per your need.
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Many Windows 10 users have suggested that changing the mouse pointer resolved the touchpad gestures issue for them. To do so, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Control Panel on your computer.
Step 2: With View by mode selected as Small icons, click on Mouse.
Step 3: Go to the Pointers tab. Under Scheme, either choose a different scheme from the current one or select None. Press the Apply button and restart the PC.
5. Enable Gestures in Touchpad Settings
On some computers, you need to enable the touchpad gestures that you want to use manually. To do so, follow the first two steps of the above solution, i.e., go to Control Panel > Mouse. Then, click on the right-most setting present next to Hardware. It goes by different names on different computers such as Device Settings, Touchpad, Synaptics, etc.
Note: In case you don’t see the touchpad setting tab, know how to fix it.Click on the Settings inside your touchpad device.
You will see various gestures. Check the box next to them to enable them. Also, click on the settings gear icon next to each gesture to reveal more options.
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Click on Default Settings at the bottom to reset gestures to their default values.6. Check Antivirus
At times, even your antivirus program interferes with the touchpad gestures. If your antivirus recently received an upgrade, that might be the reason for your trouble. Either disable or uninstall the antivirus for a temporary period to see if it resolves the gestures issue.
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Many times, the touchpad gestures fail to work because of outdated or corrupted drivers. To fix that, you need to update your touchpad drivers.
Here are the steps:
Step 1: Right-click on the Start Menu icon and select Device Manager from the list.
Step 2: Expand Mice and other pointing devices. Right-click on your touchpad driver and select Update driver from the menu. Follow the on-screen instructions to update the driver online. Restart pc after updating the driver. Do check our guide on how to update drivers correctly in Windows 10.
Tip: You will find your touchpad driver by its name. However, if you see two HID-compliant mice, try with both. One of them will be for the touchpad.8. Rollback or Uninstall Drivers
Occasionally, instead of updating the driver, rolling it back solves the problem. So try that as well. Go to Device Manager. Right-click on your touchpad driver and select Properties.
Go to the Driver tab and click on Roll Back Driver (if it’s active). Restart the computer and see if the problem is fixed. If gestures work, update the driver, as shown above. If updating brings back the problem, rollback, and leave it without updating until the manufacturer pushes an update to fix it.
Another solution related to drivers that you should try is uninstalling the touchpad drivers. Right-click on the touchpad driver in Device Manager and select Uninstall driver. Restart PC.
9. Repair Touchpad
Remember the good old Add or Remove programs option? The same can be used to repair your touchpad. For that, open Windows search and type Programs & features. Click on it. Check out other ways to open classic Add or Remove programs panel.
Look for your touchpad driver. Right-click on it and select Repair.
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We hope one of the above solutions should have fixed the touchpad gestures not working on Windows 10. In case the issue lingers on, do take a look at your computer manufacturer’s site for other troubleshooting tips. You can check HP, Dell, and Lenovo websites.
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If you are not seeing your network adapter on your computer, one of the reasons for this may be because you have an older network card driver installed on your computer. But, you don’t have to worry, fixes are available to solve this problem. If the problem is happening on your computer for the first time, try rebooting your computer and check if you can discover the network adapter on your computer.
NOTE-
If you have an Ethernet cable plugged into your system, then you should unplug the Ethernet cable from your computer and then plug in the Ethernet cable again. Check if you can find the adapter on your computer.
NOTE-
If you have an Ethernet cable plugged into your system, then you should unplug the Ethernet cable from your computer and then plug in the Ethernet cable again. Check if you can find the adapter on your computer.
If the network driver is still not appearing on your computer, go for the fixes.
Fix 1- Perform cleanup of network devices-
Performing a clean up of the network devices will work out for you.
1. Pressing ‘Windows key‘ and the ‘R‘ key will open the Run window.
2. In the Run window, type “cmd” and then press ‘Ctrl+Shift+Enter‘ keys together to open the Command Prompt in administrative mode.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type or copy–paste this command and then press the Enter key.
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Close Command Prompt window.
[NOTE–
In case if you face any error when you are trying to execute the command, try executing the command again on your computer.
Restart your computer to let the changes take effect on your computer. Your problem should be solved.
Fix 2 – Reset Winsock from cmd
If any of the above fixes didn’t work out for you, resetting the winsock may help you out.
1. Open the Command Prompt with administrative rights.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type or copy–paste this command in Command Prompt window and hit Enter.
Close Command Prompt window on your computer.
Reboot your computer to save the changes. After rebooting check if you can discover the missing network adapter again on your computer.
Fix 3 – Show hidden devices in Device Manager
Sometimes the network adapter gets hidden in the Device Manager window and then this problem prevails. To check, follow these steps-
1. To open a Run window, just press ‘Windows key+R‘.
2. After you have opened the Run window, you have to type “devmgmt.msc“.
2. In the Device Manager window, click on “View” on the menu bar and then make sure “Show hidden devices” is checked.
3. After doing that, click on “Network adapters” from the list of devices.
4. Then, click on “Action” in the menu bar and then finally click on “Scan for hardware changes“.
5. In Device Manager window, expand “Network adapters” sections and then check if the missing network adapter is appearing on your computer or not.
If this didn’t help you out, go for the next solution.
Fix 4 – Automate WWAN AutoConfig
Automating the WWAN AutoConfig service on your computer will surely help you out.
1. You will need to press Windows key+S and begin to type “Services“.
2. Then, click on the “Services” in the search result.
3. In the Services window, scroll down to find the “WWAN AutoConfig” service.
4. Now, double click on it, and WWAN AutoConfig Properties window will be opened.
5. In WWAN AutoConfig Properties window, check the ‘Service status‘, if it is “Running“. In case, if it is ‘Stopped‘, simply click on “Start” to start the service.
6. Then, click on the drop-down menu beside the option”Startup type:” and select “Automatic“.
5. Finally, click on “Apply” and then on “OK” to save the changes on your computer.
Close Services window.
Reboot your computer.
After rebooting your computer check if you can discover the missing adapter on your computer.
Fix-5 Update the network adapter driver
If you can not discover a network adapter driver on your computer, it is maybe because the old/incompatible version of the network adapter is installed. Updating your existing driver may solve the problem. Follow these steps to update your network adapter driver-
1. At first, press the Windows key and then start to type “devmgmt“.
2. Then, click on the “Device Manager” which appears in the elevated search result.
3. In the Device Manager window, find “Network Adapters” from the list, click on it to expand it.
4. Now, from the drop-down select the driver which you are using. Right-click on it and click on “Update driver”.
5. When you see this prompt has appeared “How do you want to search for the drivers?“.
6. At first, you have click on the option “Search automatically for updated driver software“.
Wait till Windows searches for the compatible driver for your network adapter, downloads it and installs it. Close the Device Manager window.
Then, reboot your computer.
Check if you can find the network adapter driver. If the problems still persist then go for the next fix.
Check if you can find the network adapter driver. If the problems still persist then go for the next fix.
Fix-6 Rollback network adapter driver update
If the network adapter was working well some days before then, recent updates to your driver may be the reason you are not seeing the network adapter on your computer. Rolling back the last update of your network adapter driver can solve the problem you are facing.
Follow these steps to rollback the faulty update of your network adapter driver–
Follow these steps to rollback the faulty update of your network adapter driver–
1. At first, right-click on the Windows icon on the left-most corner of your screen, and then click on “Device Manager“.
The Device Manager utility will open.
2. In the Device Manager window, find “Network Adapters” from the list, click on it to expand it.
3. Now, from the drop-down double click on the driver which you are currently using.
The propertieswindow will open.
4. In the Properties window, go to the “Driver” tab.
5. Click on “Roll Back Driver“. Click on “OK“.
The driver will be rollbacked.
6. Close the Device Manager window.
Restart your computer.
After rebooting your computer check if any network adapter is visible on your computer. If you are still having the same problem go for the next fix.
Fix-7 Uninstall and Reinstalling Network adapter
Uninstalling and reinstalling the network adapter can clear any corrupt or bad files of the network driver from your computer. Now, in the first step the uninstallation of the network adapter will be done, and in the next step we will install the network adapter.
Follow these steps to uninstall your network adapter driver-
1. Open the Device Manager window.
2. In the Device Manager utility window, expand the “Network Adapter” section.
3. Right-click on the network adapter you are using, click on “Uninstall device“. This will uninstall the driver.
Now, we will reinstall the wifi driver again on your device.
Method 1–
Simply restarting your computer should reinstall the software again.
Method 2–
If rebooting your computer didn’t install the driver then you have to install the driver yourself. Follow to install the driver manually-
1. Open the Device Manager window.
2. At first, In the Device Manager window, click on “Action“.
3. Then, you need to click on “Scan for hardware changes“.
The uninstalled driver should be reinstalled again.
Method 3-
If Method 2 did not install the driver then follow this next steps –
1. Click on “View” of the Device Manager. Then click on “Show hidden device“.
2. This will show the hidden drivers. Look out for your network adapter.
That network driver that you have uninstalled should bear a yellow triangle with the driver’s name.
3. Right-click on the network adapter driver and click on the “Update driver software“.
3. Simply, choose the option “Search automatically for updated driver software“.
You will need to wait patiently as Windows will install the compatible driver.
You will need to close the Device Manager window.
Restart your computer to save the changes.
After rebooting, check if you can find the network adapter on your computer.
Fix- 8 Run System Restore on your computer
Running a system restore from a system restore point can solve your problem.
1. Press Windows Key+R together. The Run window shall prevail.
2. In the Run window, type “sysdm.cpl” and click on “OK“.
2. Go to the “System Protection” tab.
3. After click on “System Restore“. Then click on “Choose a different restore point“.
4. Then, you have to click on “Next“.
5. Choose the latest restore point
6. Then, click on the “Next“.
7. Finally, click on “Finish” to finish the process.
After the restoring process completes, check if you can find your network adapter.
If you still can’t find the network adapter then go for the next fix.
Fix-9 Troubleshoot network problems
You can troubleshoot your problem with Windows troubleshooter. The troubleshooter will not only detect the problem of your network adapter will also attempt fixes for those problems. Follow these steps to troubleshoot your network adapter driver problem-
1. Type “troubleshoot network” in the search box beside the Windows icon and click on “Troubleshoot network“.
2. Now, click on “Network troubleshooter“.
3. Now, follow on-screen instructions and it will automatically attempt fixes to your problem. When the process is complete click on “Close“.
Reboot your computer and check if you can find your network adapter driver on your computer. Your problem should be solved.
Sambit is a Mechanical Engineer By qualification who loves to write about Windows 10 and solutions to weirdest possible problems.
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