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 touchscreen, the app will open. You can also check your current system settings with your mouse:
Point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Settings.
Click PC info.
Under System, check the Pen and Touch setting. If your PC’s screen is a touchscreen, 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 manufacture’s website to make sure 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, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)
Enter calibrate in the search box, tap or click Settings, and 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 you want to calibrate.
Tap or click Calibrate, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Tablet PC Settings
If you calibrated your touch and pen settings, and now the charms don't appear when you swipe in on the right edge of your screen, it's possible that Windows isn't detecting the edge of your screen accurately because the screen boundary was 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, and 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 you want to calibrate.
Tap or click Calibrate, and then follow the on-screen instructions. To help make sure Windows can detect the edge of your screen accurately, try touching slightly toward the center of the screen when you touch the calibration points.
Tablet PC Settings
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)
Enter calibrate in the search box, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input to open Tablet PC Settings.
Tap or click Setup, and 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, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)
Enter pen and touch in the search box, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Pen and Touch.
Tap or click the action you want to configure, and then click Settings. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Pen and Touch Settings
