Check Your Touchpad Settings
Click on the Windows icon on the taskbar (or press the Windows key located to the left of the spacebar). Click on Settings, click on Devices and select Mouse and Touchpad. Set the options therein as required. (Settings can also be accessed by clicking the Windows icon and choosing All Apps.)
Note: Touchpads that don't comply with Microsoft Windows 10 specifications might not implement some gestures or might not function as expected.
| Gesture | Action / Mouse Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1-finger tap | Left mouse click |
| 2-finger tap | Right mouse click |
| 3-finger tap | Open Microsoft (Cortana) search |
| 1-finger tap at the lower right corner of the screen | Show desktop |
| 1-finger double tap then drag | Drag and drop / Select text |
| 2-finger slide up/down | Scroll page up/down |
| When a window is open: | |
| 3-finger slide up | Show Task View (preview of all open windows) |
| 3-finger slide down | Show desktop |
| When Task View is shown (after 3-finger slide up): | |
| 3-finger slide down | Return to window prior to 3-finger slide-up |
| 1-finger tap on desktop | Return to window prior to 3-finger slide-up |
| 3-finger slide right or left (keeping fingers on touchpad) | Show Task View — moving the three fingers (without lifting them off the touchpad) to a particular window preview will select it and bring it up after fingers are lifted |
| 2-finger pinch | Zoom out |
| 2-finger spread/stretch | Zoom in |
| Left touchpad click + other finger drag | Select text |
| Keystrokes | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Tab | Show Task View — pressing Tab repeatedly will cycle through the previews of open windows; releasing Alt key will bring up the selected window |
| Alt + Esc | Go to / Bring up next open, non-minimized window |
| Ctrl + Alt + an arrow key | Change screen orientation |
| Ctrl + X (case insenstive) | Cut |
| Ctrl + C (case insenstive) | Copy |
| Ctrl + V (case insenstive) | Paste |
| Ctrl + F (case insenstive) | Find |
| Ctrl + Alt + Delete | Show options including Task Manager |