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title: Touch gestures for Windows – Microsoft Support
description: "[Windows 11](javascript:)[Windows 10](javascript:) Try out these gestures on the touchpad of your Windows 10 laptop.  - **Select an item: **Tap on the touchpad. - **Scroll: **Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically. - **Zoom in or out: **Place two fingers…"
url: "https://cleversupport.ca/docs/windows-11/touch-gestures-for-windows-microsoft-support/"
updated: "2024-06-17"
category: Windows / Windows 11
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# Touch gestures for Windows – Microsoft Support

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Try out these gestures on the touchpad of your Windows 10 laptop. 

- **Select an item: **Tap on the touchpad.
- **Scroll: **Place two fingers on the touchpad and slide horizontally or vertically.
- **Zoom in or out: **Place two fingers on the touchpad and pinch in or stretch out.
- **Show more commands (similar to right-clicking): **Tap the touchpad with two fingers, or press in the lower-right corner.
- **See all open windows: **Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them away from you.
- **Show the desktop: **Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe them towards yourself.
- **Switch between open windows: **Place three fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.
- **Open Cortana:** Tap three fingers on the touchpad.
- **Open action center:** Tap four fingers on the touchpad.
- **Switch virtual desktops:** Place four fingers on the touchpad and swipe right or left.
- 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.