A touchpad is a pointing device commonly found on laptops and other portable devices that allows users to control the cursor and navigate the screen using their fingers. A touchpad consists of a flat surface that is sensitive to touch and gestures, such as tapping, swiping, and scrolling, and can be customized to respond to different inputs and preferences. Touchpads are used to perform various tasks, such as selecting and dragging items, zooming in and out, and opening context menus, and can be more convenient and ergonomic than using a traditional mouse. Touchpads can also support multi-touch gestures, allowing users to perform complex actions such as pinch-to-zoom or three-finger swipe. Touchpads are an essential component of modern laptops and are widely used by students, professionals, and casual users alike.
Modern laptop’s touchpad offers many settings, one of which is “Press the lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click” on Windows 11 and 10. If you don’t use this feature or you accidentally right-click, you might want to turn off this function on your Windows 11 or 10 machine. In this gearupwindows article, you … Read more
A lot of customization is possible in Windows 11 and 10, including the laptop’s built-in touchpad. If you need, you can enable and disable the “Tap Twice and Drag to Multi-Select” on Touchpad in Windows 11 and 10. The “Tap twice and drag to multi-select” feature of the touchpad allows users to double-tap and drag … Read more
Modern Windows laptops are prepared with built-in touchpads, and you can use these touchpad gestures in Windows 10. Using these touchpad gestures, you can control your mouse pointer and get your job done faster. Windows 10 lets you turn on or off and configure various touchpad settings once you install the proper drivers. For instance, … Read more
With the rise of touchscreen devices, Windows 11 and 10 have introduced a convenient feature for users to control their mouse pointer without the need for a physical touchpad or mouse. The virtual touchpad is a built-in feature that functions similar to the physical touchpad, but it is displayed on-screen. Once enabled, this feature allows … Read more
Pinch Zoom is a new feature of the notebook touchpad that allows you to zoom in or out of a picture by moving two fingers towards or away from each other. Although this is a handy feature for advanced Windows users, if you’re facing the issue where whenever you move your mouse around the page, … Read more
If on your Windows 11/10 machine, the touchpad cursor is too sensitive or too slow, you can increase the touchpad cursor speed according to your needs. Windows 11/10 includes native settings that allow you to change the touchpad cursor speed if it’s moving too fast or too slow. Sometimes, your touchpad doesn’t cover enough area … Read more
If you use a laptop, you know the use of an integrated touchpad. You can use the touchpad as an alternative to the external mouse. When you connect a mouse to your Windows 11 or 10 laptop, the touchpad remains active, and you can use either touchpad or mouse for navigation or another specific task … Read more
If your Windows 11/10 laptop’s touchpad is too sensitive or has low sensitivity, you can decrease or increase its sensitivity according to your requirements. Regardless of your laptop’s touchpad sensitivity, you may face difficulty using it if it has not been set properly. In this gearupwindows article, we will guide you with simple steps to … Read more
