
I tried doing an update drivers/rollback drivers to the 11.4.26.1 version and it continues to have this problem. I tried installing the drivers with windows 8 compatibility and Run As Administrator. I tried uninstalling the hardware for the touchpad, then reinstalling the drivers for Elan, and it persisted. I tried installing other versions but none seem to fix the issue. How can I get it back on the device list? I thought about editing the registry under Elantech/DeviceInformation because that looks like where it stores the hex addresses, but the odds of that being successful are very slim. In an attempt to get a newer version of the Elan touchpad drivers, I have disrupted Elan's ability to see the touchpad device in the list of devices:īut the device shows up here and in the Device Manager as well:
