I am unable to right click on my Macbook Pro using its tracking pad when in Windows 10 using bootcamp.

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I am unable to right click on my Macbook Pro using its tracking pad when in Windows 10 using bootcamp.

Hi there. So I recently did a full install of Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro that is running the current version of OS X El Capitan. Windows 10 works great, except for the part about right clicking. When I use OSX, I use the right side of my trackpad for right clicking and left side for left clicking. In Windows 10, the entire trackpad only left clicks. In order to right click I have to use two fingers and click. However, I play some games that require the use of right clicking and dragging, and the two finger method for right clicking does not work and is not very efficient. My drivers are up to date etc. When I plugged in an old mouse the right click feature worked perfectly fine, it just seems that the trackpad cannot have the right side have the right click function. Any ideas/programs I can install to mirror the trackpad features in El Capitan?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 1, 2016 9:07 PM

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Loner T

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Apr 1, 2016 9:16 PM in response to JarrodI

Do you have a Trackpad tab in Bootcamp Control Panel? If yes, can you check the settings? Also, check your Mouse settings, which should be for a three-button mouse. Is trackpad the Magic Trackpad 2?

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Apr 1, 2016 9:45 PM in response to Loner T

Sorry, let me clarify. I am not exactly use a "trackpad" like this http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ2R2LL/A/magic-trackpad-2 but the mousepad that is built into my Macbook Pro.

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Loner T

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Apr 2, 2016 6:12 AM in response to JarrodI

Do you have the following Bootcamp Control Panel Tab? This is from a W8.1 installation on an 2012 MBP.

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JarrodI Author

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Apr 2, 2016 10:39 AM in response to Loner T

Yes, I do have that screen in Windows 10 on the Boot Camp Control Panel. But no matter which boxes I select, I am unable to get the right side of my mousepad to right click like it does in OSX.

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Loner T

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Apr 2, 2016 11:13 AM in response to JarrodI

Can you run the following two steps and test again?

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

How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Also, in Device Manager, what are the currently installed drivers for Mouse, Keyboard, etc.?

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JarrodI Author

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Apr 2, 2016 11:54 AM in response to Loner T

Current driver for my mouse is 10.0.10586.0, and for my keyboard is 10.0.10586.0. I have not yet Reset the SMC and NVRAM, should I do that now?

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JarrodI Author

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Apr 2, 2016 12:48 PM in response to JarrodI

Just for a little more information. If I have two fingers on the mousepad and click, I get the right click option. If I have no fingers on the mousepad, and I tap just the right side of the mousepad can right click. However, I am unable to have 1 finger on the mousepad and then use the other finger to right click. I need to be able to have 1 finger on the mousepad and then be able to use the other finger to right click, because that is how I am able to shoot/zoom in most FPS games.

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Loner T

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Apr 2, 2016 2:06 PM in response to JarrodI

Please see Boot Camp: Set trackpad options for supported options.

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JarrodI Author

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Apr 2, 2016 2:13 PM in response to Loner T

The issue is that I am unable to do the secondary click (at the bottom left/right corner). It does not work.

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Loner T

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Apr 2, 2016 2:42 PM in response to JarrodI

Is the following option not working?

Secondary Click:

If you select this option and choose a corner from the pop-up menu, you can perform a secondary click by placing one finger on the trackpad in the chosen corner and clicking.

This happens in two cases, either the option is not being saved correctly, or the SMC needs to be reset.

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

How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

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