Make sure that the touchpad is not turned off using the hotkey.ĭid you know that most touchpad drivers offer an option to turn off or disable the touchpad? For instance, for my Synaptics touchpad on ThinkPad T450s, there is an option under Mouse properties to turn off the touchpad as well as trackpoint. Some laptops include a dedicated hotkey on the keyboard to turn on or off the touchpad. Method 2 of 7 Check touchpad settings, and turn on the hotkey