Trackpad gestures on Asus VivoBook stopped working after using mouse
I have had my laptop for a month now, and had no problems.
I recently got a mouse to go with my laptop in order to play games. However, ever since I started using this mouse, all of the gestures have completely stopped working. Whether the mouse is plugged in or not, all of my gestures are gone, even the most simple ones.
Is there anyway to fix this?
I have an Asus UX32VD and have the same problem. If it's the same software, ASUS Smart Gesture, this might work for you as well. Do either manual or script. I'm lazy so I have a runnable script since this problem seems to occur more often than I'd like (a couple of times per week).
Manual Method
- Open task manager, locate the process "Asus Smart Gesture Center"; End the task.
Script Method
- Script: Create a .bat-file somewhere with the following code:
Taskkill /IM AsusTPCenter.exe /F
When you run the bat-file, it will kill the process.
Both: when ending the task it seems like the other Asus processes running will detect it and start it, enabling multi-finger touch again.
To make the batch file:
- Open Notepad and copy/past this command:
Taskkill /IM AsusTPCenter.exe /F - Then click Save As and type in .bat (remove .txt)
- Change the drop down list to All files . and click Save
That's it! When ever the problem appears, just double click the file and it will fix it!
I have the same problem with my vivobook. When using external mouse, touchpad gestures stop working. There seems to be no solid solution to this according to fast googling.
This happens when ASUS Smart gestures goes off for some reason. There is a folder inside ASUS install folder C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ASUS Smart Gesture, but none of these programs actually restart the processes for Smart Gesture. By restarting windows WITHOUT exernal mouse plugged, I got the processes working again and there seems to be several of them related to Smart Gesture.
This is not a desired solution of course, but at least it's possible to get gestures on somehow.