Your laptop won’t show a Wi-Fi network when the adapter is off, the network is hidden or out of range, bands don’t match, or system settings block it.

One common reason your laptop ignores lid-close sleep is a power setting or external gear keeping it awake—tweak those and sleep comes back fast.

A Lenovo touchpad may stop working due to disabled toggles, driver trouble, firmware settings, or palm-rejection rules; turn it on and update drivers.

Your Dell touchpad usually stops responding due to a disabled toggle, driver faults, an external mouse setting, or outdated BIOS/firmware.

A laptop stylus fails due to mismatch with the screen, low power, worn tip, missing drivers, or settings—check compatibility, battery, pairing, and drivers.

Mouse not connecting? Check batteries, Bluetooth power, the USB receiver fit, drivers, wireless interference, or pairing to another device.

An Acer touchpad usually stops responding due to a disabled toggle, a driver fault, or a BIOS setting—check Windows Touchpad, hotkeys, drivers, and BIOS.

Common HP touch failures come from disabled touch input, outdated HID drivers, power saving on the device, dirty sensors, or firmware bugs.

Laptop speakers stop working when volume is muted, the wrong output is chosen, drivers glitch, or hardware fails—check volume, output, updates first.

Microphone issues on HP laptops usually stem from privacy settings, wrong input, driver glitches, or a faulty jack—walk through the checks below.