There are times when people reported that their mouse stopped working suddenly, however when they opened BIOS it works fine. This is a common issue in Windows XP until Windows 11. The problem has been reported numerous times and thankfully we are equipped with solutions
Before we start:
It is highly recommended to diagnose if your hardware device has any faults. You may check it by attaching your mouse with another device and if it is working fine try checking the USB ports on your device as well. If everything is fine on other devices, the fault may be your system settings or your device driver.
Remember your keys:
If your mouse is not working you will not be able to navigate around your computer and due to this very reason, it would be great if you remember your keys on the keyboard to navigate around. We are going to list down all the keys and their usage in order to navigate and resolve this issue in the follow-up methods:
- Tab Key: Tab Key is usually placed just above the Caps Lock key. This key will come in handy while switching between Top Menu.
- Arrow Keys: The four keys are placed together mostly on the right side of your keyboard. They will be used to switch between the Sub Menu.
- Enter Key: The big key with an arrow and a slightly different design on it is placed on the right side, usually in the middle, of the keyboard.
- Space Key: The biggest key on the keyboard will be used to select or deselect options.
Mouse only works in BIOS – Method 1
The very first method to resolve this issue is with the help of Device Settings. We will now briefly explain the step-by-step guide to resolve this issue at hand.
- Press the Windows Start button with the help of your keyboard
- Now, press the Tab Key two times
- Tap on the Down Arrow key to scroll down to the Settings option. Also, press Enter Key to select it
- It will now open the Windows Settings
- Again, press the Tab key to and the Right Arrow key to navigate. Go to Devices and press Enter key
- In the new popup window, press the Tab key once again, use the Down Arrow key to navigate to the Mouse & touchpad, and Enter to select it
- Now, you need to press the Tab key 6 times to select the Additional mouse options. Once selected press Enter
- Press the Tab key 5 times to select the Buttons options and then use the Right Arrow key to select Pointer Options
- Now, tap on the Tab key 4 times and highlight the ‘Hide pointer while typing’, option
- Now, use the space bar to deselect this option
- Once deselected, press the Tab key to select Apply and Enter key to select it
- Now, use the Tab key again to select it and Enter
Now, once you are done with these settings press ALT + F4 to close the window.
Mouse only works in BIOS – Method 2
If the first method did not work out, we shall move on to the next one.
- Press Windows key alongside the X key on your keyboard ( Windows + X)
- Now, use the Down Arrow key to highlight the Device Manager and Enter
- This will open the Device manager
- use the Tab key again
- with the help of the Down Arrow key scroll down to ‘Mice and other pointing devices’,
- Again, press the left Arrow key to further expand this option
- Now, press Enter key to open your touchpad
- Once the popup window of Touchpad properties is open. Press the Tab key 3 times to highlight the general option in the top tab
- Use the Left Arrow key to open the Driver tab
- Tab key comes handy until Uninstall option is highlighted, hit Enter now
- A confirmation popup window will appear, now please deselect the delete option from here by using the Space key and hitting Enter.
You do not need to delete this touchpad, just uninstall it. Once you are done, restart your device. The touchpad will be visible again when you open the system.
Mouse only works in BIOS – Method 3
Now, let us begin with the third method:
- Press Windows key alongside the X key on your keyboard ( Windows + X)
- Now, use the Down Arrow key to choose the Control Panel and press Enter
- The Control Panel will be opened
- Now, press the tab key repeatedly to select the Hardware and Sound option
- Once it is highlighted press the enter key
- Now from Hardware and Sound settings, press the Tab key repeatedly to open Power Options
- Once you are in the Power Options settings, press the tab key to select ‘Chose what the power buttons do’, and press the Enter key again
- Now, press the tab key and highlight ‘Change settings that are currently unavailable’, and press the Enter key
- Now, use the tab key once again to highlight the Fast Startup option and use the space bar key to deselect this option
Now, again use the tab key to highlight the save changes option and press Ok.
Mouse only works in BIOS – Method 4
This is the last method that should resolve the Mouse only works in BIOS error. A button in the function keys, which turns on and off the touchpad. It is different as per the model of your device. We will list down a few, hope it might help you.
- Dell: Fn + F3
- Toshiba: Fn + F9
- Lenovo: Fn + F6
- Acer: Fn + F7
If you are using a PC keyboard and Fn key is unavailable on your keyboard, you may use the functions keys only, it will work.
- Press Windows key alongside the D key on your keyboard ( Windows + D)
- By pressing this you will be on your desktop
- Now, press the keys mentioned above that is compatible with your device
Now, you need to restart your device in order for changes to apply.
Check your Device Driver
Sometimes when our hardware devices start to lag or there seem to be glitches – after checking if your hardware is fine – you should also check if your device driver is up to date. You can update your device driver on your PC, Here is how:
The Device Manager:
- Go to your settings and look for device manager
- Now, you can see Mice and other pointing devices
- Choose the device you are using
- Right-click on it and tap on the very first option ‘Update Driver’
- It will give you two options; either to select the driver by browsing the internet or if you have already downloaded a driver on your device you can choose from your system as well
- You can choose the internet browsing method if you do not have the driver downloaded to your system
However, with both ways, your driver will be updated.
DriverPack Solution:
When you update your driver by using the device driver on your PC, it is considered to be the manual method. As the name suggests, either you will have to search the internet for the driver or you can download it in advance and update it.
Another way to do this is by using the DriverPack Solution tool that is quite famous among people who use driver updaters in order to update their device drivers.
These driver updaters are efficient and can update all your drivers at once instead of you updating each one of them.
DriverPack Solution is very popular because you can download it for online usage alongside offside usage; which, means that you can use this updater when there is no internet connection on your device. The Online updater is good for personal use and the offline is perfect if you are using it for industry, office, or firm. The offline driver is quite difficult to download because it has around 25 GB files and it will take more or less 3 hours to download, depending on your internet speed.
Now we will let you know how you can download it on your device.
- Go to your Google browser and search for Download Drivers or simply click here https://driverpack.io/en
- Now scroll down to the option of ‘Other DriverPack Version’
- You will be given three options to either install it as DriverPack Online, DriverPack Offline Network, or DriverPack Offline
- You can simply choose whichever method you would like to be installed and simply download it
Once it’s downloaded, you can start the setup process and once it is open it will scan all required downloads and updates on your device.If you do not know how to update drivers you should search about it on internet you will find a lot of guides which will help you.
Finally:
The reason for Mouse only works in BIOS error can have many factors. Most of the time, the hardware error occurs due to the driver problems on your device. It is highly recommended that you go for the DriverPack Solution for your device because it will keep all of your driver issues at bay and you will not have to worry a bit.