Force Touch trackpad on Windows 8.1 and unresponsive clicking

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Force Touch trackpad on Windows 8.1 and unresponsive clicking

I'm running Windows 8.1 and have the latest Bootcamp drivers. My Macbook pro has a Force Touch trackpad and there's something I've noticed: after I've hit some key (any key on the physical keyboard), it takes a good second or two for Windows to then recognize the a click on the trackpad. The trackpad still tracks the location of my cursor but no matter now many times I click (and the haptic feedback engine registers a click), the OS does not seem to recognize this. Just curious if anyone else is having these kinds of issues or knows of a solution.

Posted on Sep 23, 2015 3:49 AM

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Loner T

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Sep 23, 2015 4:41 AM in response to useruser321

Can you run a SMC Reset and test?

Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 1, 2015 5:55 AM in response to Loner T

Yes. That was one of the first things I did. Nothing has changed. It seems that still Windows cannot interpret any clicks on the Force Touch Trackpad while a key on the keyboard is being pressed. I called Apple about this and they said that Microsoft makes the Bootcamp drivers and so they could do nothing about this. Still hoping if anyone knows of a solution to this as it is very frustrating.

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Loner T

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Oct 1, 2015 6:55 AM in response to useruser321

useruser321 wrote:

Yes. That was one of the first things I did. Nothing has changed. It seems that still Windows cannot interpret any clicks on the Force Touch Trackpad while a key on the keyboard is being pressed. I called Apple about this and they said that Microsoft makes the Bootcamp drivers and so they could do nothing about this. Still hoping if anyone knows of a solution to this as it is very frustrating.

Microsoft does not make Apple Bootcamp drivers. In Device Manager, can you check which Apple drivers are installed under HID Devices?

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Oct 1, 2015 7:59 PM in response to Loner T

Under Human Interface Devices, the following are installed:

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Loner T

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Oct 2, 2015 9:56 AM in response to useruser321

There is one driver missing from this setup.

The following listing is from Apple BC6 drivers (6.0.6133).

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Oct 3, 2015 2:13 AM in response to Loner T

How do I install the missing one?

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Loner T

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Oct 3, 2015 5:35 AM in response to useruser321

Simplest method is to scan for hardware changes and see if any new devices show up. Some of the functions documented in Using a Force Touch trackpad - Apple Support are not supported on the Windows side.

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Oct 3, 2015 5:46 AM in response to Loner T

I just scanned for any hardware changes and the issues is still persisting. Could you specify which driver I am missing

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Loner T

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Oct 3, 2015 5:57 AM in response to useruser321

Try to re-install

1. AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller64.exe

2. AppleWirelessTrackPad64.exe

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Oct 3, 2015 6:03 AM in response to useruser321

Just did through the Boot Camp drivers. There is still about a 1 second lag between when the OS recognizes a click and I hit a key on the keyboard

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Loner T

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Oct 3, 2015 6:20 AM in response to useruser321

Can you post a screen shot of the Device Manager? What new driver(s) do you see? 1 second lag is too slow. If you run SMC Reset, and change the OS X System Preferences -> Trackpad -> Tracking Speed, does it behave any better on the Windows side?

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Oct 3, 2015 6:26 AM in response to Loner T

Here is another screen shot having followed everything. I've tried changing the tracking speed but nothing has changed. There is still no recognition that a click was made while the hpatic feedback engine continues to produce a vibration indicating a 'click'.

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Loner T

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Oct 3, 2015 6:40 AM in response to useruser321

Can you check where the Trackpad shows in the OSx Device hierarchy? You can check System Report -> USB.

What are the devices under Bluetooth? As a test, turn off BT and WiFi and test.

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Dec 12, 2015 2:17 PM in response to useruser321

Hi useruser321, this may not in fact be a driver issue. Windows has a default setting to delay mouse presses after typing on the keyboard. It is located under Settings > Devices > Mouse and is near the bottom. If it is the setting issue, there will be a drop down box to set the delay amount, or shut it off completely.

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