Fixes: Touchscreen Does Not Work in Windows 8/10/11

Touchscreen driver normally is a generic driver which mean you don't have to install any drivers, windows will automatically install it for you. Sometimes the touchscreen stop working and here is how to solve it. All Method listed here base on successful fixes reported by others and I compile it all here.

Check Refresh Screen Rate

Windows normally set your screen refresh rate to 59 HZ, depends on your screen (common refresh rate was 60HZ), set you screen refresh rate would work which reported on Planar Touchscreen. set it to 60Hz and touchscreen will work again.

To set screen refresh rate

Right click on desktop and select display setting

Select advance display and select new screen refresh rate.

Disable and Enable Touchscreen Drivers.

1. Right click on start and select device manager.

2. Look for Human Interface Device anad expand it.

3. Right click on HID-COMPLIANT TOUCH SCREEN and select disable.

4. Right click again and select enable.

5. If still not working, right click and select update driver. Windows will automatically search for compatible drivers.

Unistall and Reinstall the drivers.

1. Open device manager and look for HID-COMPLIANT TOUCH SCREEN.

2. Right click on it and select uninstall.

3. Restart and open device manager.

4. Select action form the top menu and select scan for hardware changes.

System restore.

First thing to do is to restore you system. This option is avaliable if you turn on system restore on your C drive. 

Press windows + R key and type in rstui

Then select system restore and proceed with the on screen instruction. select available restore point from the list. This will revert you system to the selected date/restore point.

Upgrade Windows Version.

This case reported with acer aspire z series, which touchscreen not working in Windows 8. To fix it just simply upgrade it to Windows 8.1. Just run windows update and you will see update for windows 8.1 and install it. in case there are no updates for windows 8 simply get it here 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42327

Reinstall with Media Creation Tools

 Another stable method is to reinstalll windows and keep all your file and setting using Media cration tools. Download and open the tool and select upgrade now.

you can get it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10