Touch gestures
You can use these gestures on the touch screen of your Windows 11 device. To turn touch gestures on, select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touch > Three- and four-finger touch gestures, and make sure it's turned on.
: When touch gestures are enabled, three- and four-finger interactions in your apps might not work. To continue using these interactions in your apps, turn off this setting.
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Action |
Gestures |
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Select an item |
Tap the screen |
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Scroll |
Place two fingers on the screen and slide horizontally or vertically |
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Zoom in or out |
Place two fingers on the screen and pinch in or stretch out |
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Show more commands (like right-clicking) |
Press and hold the item |
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Show all open windows |
Swipe with three fingers up on the screen |
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Show the desktop |
Swipe with three fingers down on the screen |
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Switch to the last open app |
Swipe with three fingers to the left or right on the screen |
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Open notification center |
Swipe with one finger in from the right edge of the screen |
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See widgets |
Swipe with one finger in from the left edge of screen |
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Switch desktops |
Swipe with four fingers to the left or right on the screen |
Touchpad gestures
Try out these gestures on the touchpad of your Windows 11 laptop. Some of these gestures will only work with precision touchpads. To find out if your laptop has one, select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad.
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Action |
Gestures |
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Select an item |
Tap touchpad |
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Scroll |
Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically |
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Zoom in or out |
Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch in or stretch out |
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Show more commands (like right-clicking) |
Tap the touchpad with two fingers or press down in the lower-right corner |
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Show all open windows |
Swipe with three fingers up on the touchpad |
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Show the desktop |
Swipe with three fingers down on the touchpad |
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Switch between open apps or windows |
Swipe with three fingers left or right on the touchpad |
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Switch desktops |
Swipe with four fingers to the left or right on the touchpad |
Change your touch gestures
To change the default touch gestures on your Windows 11 PC, select Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices >Touchpad. Select Three-finger gestures or Four-finger gestures to change what your swipe gestures do.
Try out these gestures on the touchpad of your Windows 10 laptop.
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Select an item: Tap on the touchpad.
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Scroll: Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically.
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Zoom in or out: Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch in or stretch out.
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Show more commands (similar to right-clicking): Tap the touchpad with two fingers, or press in the lower-right corner.
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See all open windows: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them away from you.
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Show the desktop: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them towards yourself.
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Switch between open windows: Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.
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Open Cortana: Tap three fingers on the touchpad.
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Open action center: Tap four fingers on the touchpad.
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Switch virtual desktops: Place four fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.
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Some of these gestures will only work with precision touchpads. To find out if your laptop has one, select Start > Settings > Devices > Touchpad.
Change your touch gestures
To change the default touch gestures on your Windows 10 PC, select Start > Settings > Devices >Touchpad. Scroll to Three-finger gestures or Four-finger gestures to change your touch gesture settings.
