Touch and pen settings: FAQ
Here are answers to some common questions about touch and pen settings.
Try using your finger to tap a tile on Start. If it’s a touch screen, the application will open. You can also check your current system settings with your mouse:
Point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.
Click PC info.
Under System, check the Pen and Touch setting. If your PC’s screen is a touch screen, it will describe what input it supports.
Pen and Touch info under System
Touch input is on by default and can’t be turned off. If you expect your laptop or monitor to respond to touch and it doesn’t, check the manufacturer’s website to make sure that it supports touch and that you have the correct drivers installed.
To adjust how accurately your screen senses when you use a pen or finger:
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.)
Enter calibrate in the search box, tap or click Settings, then tap or click Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input to open Tablet PC Settings.
Check that the monitor shown in the Display field matches the screen that you want to calibrate.
Tap or click Calibrate, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Tablet PC Settings
If you have calibrated your touch and pen settings and the charms no longer appear when you swipe in from the right edge of your screen, it's possible that Windows isn't detecting the edge of your screen accurately because the screen boundary has been reset during the calibration. Try following these steps to calibrate your pen and touch settings again.
Press the
Windows logo key
+ W to open the Search charm.
Enter calibrate in the search box, tap or click Settings, then tap or click Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input to open Tablet PC Settings.
Check that the monitor shown in the Display field matches the screen that you want to calibrate.
Tap or click Calibrate, then follow the on-screen instructions. To help make sure that Windows can detect the edge of your screen accurately, try touching slightly toward the centre of the screen when you touch the calibration points.
Tablet PC Settings
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.)
Enter calibrate in the search box, tap or click Settings, then tap or click Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input to open Tablet PC Settings.
Tap or click Setup, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Tablet PC Settings
To change how fast, far or long an action takes:
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.)
Enter pen and touch in the search box, tap or click Settings, then tap or click Pen and Touch.
Tap or click the action that you want to configure, then click Settings. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Pen and Touch Settings
