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In the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft introduced a new virtual touchpad that functions like a touch keyboard on the screen. You can use this virtual touchpad to control the mouse pointer on touch-enabled devices.
To activate the virtual touchpad, press and hold or right-click on the Taskbar, then select Show touchpad button. This option is not available on devices without a touch screen.
At this moment, you'll notice a new touchpad icon on the Taskbar near the Touch Keyboard button. Click or tap on that icon to open or close the virtual touchpad.
To utilize the virtual touchpad, simply place your finger on the touchpad on the touch screen and move around just like you would with a regular touchpad. The mouse pointer will move around the screen as you move your finger.
You can relocate the virtual touchpad window to any position you desire on the screen. Just touch the title bar on the window and move your finger to relocate the window.
The virtual touchpad operates 'precisely' like a physical touchpad. You can left-click or right-click by pressing the left or right mouse button at the bottom of the window, or you can tap with one finger to left-click or tap with two fingers to right-click.
You can also perform additional advanced actions. For example, placing 3 fingers on the virtual touchpad and swiping up to open the Task View interface to switch between windows. Place 3 fingers on the touchpad and swipe down to display the desktop screen.
You can also configure virtual touchpad settings from Settings =>Devices =>Touchpad screen.
For instance, to adjust the cursor speed, simply adjust the slider Change the cursor speed here. You can adjust the mouse pointer speed on both the virtual touchpad and the physical touchpad available on the system.
Moreover, here you can also view and configure touch and swipe actions on the touchpad to work more accurately on both the virtual touchpad and the physical touchpad.
Activating and using Virtual Touchpad on Windows 10 will help you reduce the use of the physical touchpad on your laptop, minimizing the risk of damage to the device. In case you need to activate the virtual touchpad when your laptop touchpad is not working, try turning on the laptop touchpad to see if it's functioning properly, the method to turn on the laptop touchpad is available here.
There are many cases where the Touchpad brings inconvenience to users, if you don't want to use it, you can turn off the touchpad, disable the touchpad on the laptop, details on how to turn off the touchpad on different laptop brands vary, if you encounter difficulties, you can ask questions with Mytour.
