touchpad gestures

Windows 11 still splits keyboard, mouse, and touchpad configuration across the modern Settings app, legacy Control Panel dialogs, and vendor utilities, leaving users in 2026 with an input system that mostly works automatically but remains oddly fragmented. The practical story is not that Windows...

On May 8, 2026, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 26220.8370, 26300.8376, 28020.2075, and 29585.1000 across its Beta, Experimental, Experimental 26H1, and Experimental Future Platforms channels, led by new precision touchpad scrolling and gesture controls. The headline is not...

Microsoft released four Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on May 8, 2026: Beta build 26220.8370, Experimental build 26300.8376, Experimental 26H1 build 28020.2075, and Experimental Future Platforms build 29585.1000, while continuing its staged rollout of the redesigned Windows Insider Program...

Windows 11’s touchpad story is better than many critics give it credit for, and one of its most useful tricks is hiding in plain sight. The Advanced gestures page inside Settings turns a precision touchpad into something much closer to a programmable input surface, letting users remap...