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The first laptop to release with such a pad was 1994's Powerbook 500. The pad itself hasn't changed very much in appearance in the decades since, though it was accompanied by a "mouse button ...

Your laptop's touchpad may not respond to clicks or gestures if you've accidentally disabled it. Most laptops have a function key — often labeled with a touchpad icon, like F5 or F7 — that ...

I’d recommend forcing the laptop to shut down by holding the power button and then waiting about five minutes before booting up again. Nine times out of 10, a simple reboot should fix the problem.