Touchpad has become slightly tilted.

[I-have-a-HP]

Hello, after returning from a trip on a long-haul flight, I noticed that the touchpad on my laptop had become slightly tilted. Running my finger over both the left and right sides of the touchpad, I noticed that on the left side, I was able to feel the chamfered surrounding edge of the touchpad but on doing the same thing with the right-hand side, I was unable to feel the edge because the touchpad had become level with the chassis. Having put my laptop in the overhead lockers on the aeroplane, I assume that it was knocked. Is there any way to fix this and, if so, would I be able to do so myself? thank you.

[Dragon-Fur]

@I-have-a-HP

You can certainly take a look at it.  Might just be a loose or damaged screw...

 HP ENVY Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide

If you have not before disassembled a notebook, do read the safety notices before you take apart the computer.  Chapter 4, Start on Page 26

Touchpad Assembly:  Chapter 6, Page 64-65

Bits

Screw Kit  - Part Number: 818086-001

Description                                            Spare part number
TouchPad assembly                           818040-001
Touchpad support bracket              818042-001
Touchpad cable                                    818041-001

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[I-have-a-HP]

Would it be all right to leave it the way it is for the moment or would prolonging the check lead to more complications?

[Dragon-Fur]

@I-have-a-HP

I cannot definitively answer that question.

Whether the touchpad is "fine as is" or "might get worse" is dependent on the underlying cause of the problem, the severity of the issue, whether the "loose / tilted touchpad" could possibly affect other nearby components.  For example, are there loose connectors, is the main board warped, is the touchpad just in need of being reseated?

If you are not concerned -- let it go.

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