The touchpad does not work during the Windows installation sequence

Most recent laptops with Intel CPUs require the "Serial I/O" driver for touchpad support. The driver is located on the USB thumb drive that came with your laptop. The standard Windows installation medium does not include this driver yet, so the touchpad does not work out-of-the-box. It is possible to finish the Windows install with keyboard only (using the "Tab" and "Return" keys) or to install the Serial I/O driver during Windows installation by opening a "explorer.exe" window via Shift+F10, but those methods are relatively advanced and cumbersome. The easiest way would be to just attach a USB mouse to the laptop to finish the Windows installation, then proceed to install all drivers manually as soon as the Windows installation is finished. See also: I just unboxed my XMG laptop. What should I do next?